"The King had been called and the King had died". He reflects on the irony of the fact that Hippolyta, notwithstanding her understanding of the king's duty to sacrifice himself for his people, at the end chose to save him due to her love for him as a man rather than her duty to him as king.
"The King had been called and the King had died". He contemplates the irony that Hippolyta, despite knowing the king's obligation to sacrifice himself for his people, ultimately chose to save him out of love for him as a man, rather than fulfilling her duty as queen.