▁mob ▁at ▁the ▁palace ▁gates ▁prevents ▁the ▁royal ▁family ' s ▁escape . ▁While ▁they ▁all ▁wonder ▁what ▁to ▁do , ▁Brit ta ▁saves ▁a ▁little ▁boy ▁from ▁sp ook ed ▁horses , ▁which ▁changes ▁the ▁protest ors ' ▁minds ▁about ▁her ; ▁when ▁she ▁returns ▁the ▁boy ▁to ▁his ▁mother , ▁the ▁reb els ▁notice ▁that ▁Brit ta ▁herself ▁lost ▁her ▁sho es ▁while ▁running ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁boy . ▁They ▁retre at ▁to ▁a ▁room ▁in ▁the ▁palace , ▁but ▁hidden ▁sho eless ▁band its ▁se ize ▁Brit ta . ▁Mi ri ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁E sk el ites ▁use ▁quar ry - spe ech ▁to ▁crack ▁the ▁l inder ▁stone ▁under ▁the ▁band it ▁and ▁save ▁their ▁friend . ▁Next , ▁the ▁assass in ▁finds ▁them , ▁and ▁P eder ▁is ▁shot ▁while ▁protect ing ▁Mi ri ▁and ▁Brit ta . ▁Mi ri ▁quar ry - spe aks ▁in ▁a ▁new , ▁powerful ▁way , ▁causing ▁the ▁ce iling ▁to ▁cr ush ▁the ▁assass in . ▁She ▁then ▁goes ▁to ▁P eder ' s ▁side , ▁telling ▁him ▁she ▁lov es ▁him ▁and ▁quar ry - spe aking ▁their ▁shared ▁mem ories . ▁He ▁surv ives , ▁Brit ta ▁and ▁Ste ff an ▁marry , ▁and ▁peace ▁ens ues . ▁Mi ri ▁runs ▁into ▁Tim on , ▁who ▁promises ▁a ▁stronger ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁revolution . ▁To ▁prevent ▁further ▁blood sh ed , ▁Mi ri ▁and ▁the ▁girls ▁en list ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁queen ▁and ▁propose ▁a ▁char