What does Nausicaa see when she rescues the princess from the Tolmekian ship?

When Nausicaa unbuttons the princess' shirt after rescuing her from the Tolmekian airship crash, what does she see that surprises and angers her?

Movie - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

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I think this must be the Control Stone, as is made explicit in the manga the film was based on:

This stone is "a small, ornately carved sphere, in the shape of an egg. It is used to control Ohma, the God [or Giant] Warrior".
In the manga, princess Rastel (Lastelle in the film) of Pejitei hands it over to Nausicaä right before she dies.

^{Sidenote: The stone doesn't make its appearance in the film at all. Later on in the manga, after the events the film was based on, Nausicaä gains control over the God/Giant Warrior (in Vol. 4 of the Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind Perfect Collection, apparently).}

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Princess Lastelle's wounds seems to be the alternative and more common explanation. I found one more forum thread where this question was asked, and it offers that same interpretation.
This is repeated in a few more places I was able to find:

A fan-made script:

(Seeing the girl's injuries, Nausicaä realizes she is beyond help.)
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The book The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki by Dani Cavallaro:

Illustrative examples of situations in which eyes play an especially prominent role in Nausicaä are the shots showing the protagonist's reaction to the sight of her murdered father, her apprehensive expression as Yua surprises her in her secluded laboratory, her horrified realization that Princess Lastelle cannot possibly survive her injuries, and her outrage at the scene grimply flaunting the harpooned baby Ohmu.
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What happened to the Princess of Pejite?

She lives through the destruction of Pejite. She flees with the Control Stone for the God Warrior they unearthed, but unfortunately lands in the Toxic Jungle. Before she dies, she gives the control stone to Nausica\xe4. In the anime film, her name is Lastelle (wich is phonetically the same to Rastel in Japanese).

What happened at the end of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind?

In the final act of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, the titular character gets trampled by the Ohmu stampede and lies motionless. The Ohmu then stop their attack, pick her body up, and do something which wakes her up again.

Is NausicaÃ¤ dead?

Nausicaa's death in the film. She is ultimately revived by the Ohmu who are profoundly moved by her effort to return them their child, but the dead silence followed by the mass of grieving that comes when everybody realizes she was indeed dead is still overwhelming.

Does NausicaÃ¤ take place on earth?

It tells the story of Nausica\xe4, a princess of a small kingdom on a post-apocalyptic Earth with a toxic ecosystem, who becomes involved in a war between kingdoms while an environmental disaster threatens humankind.

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