And now even more so, it's hard for her to cope with her shock and how Kristoff is explaining this. Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes and then opened them again slowly. "I ... it was a s-shock. I didn't know you had ... the death penalty here. And it's j-just really ... b-brutal, Kristoff. And ..." her voice went quieter, "he looked so s-scared up there. I felt bad for him."
She suddenly felt very young, very silly, and curled up even tighter. "I'm s-sorry," she finally whispered.