“Argon saved us both,” she concluded.
Kendrick’s face darkened.
“We will avenge you,” he said.
“It is not myself I’m worried about,” she said. “It is the city … our people … Silesia … Andronicus … he will attack.…”
Godfrey patted her hand.
“Don’t you worry about that now,” he said, stepping forward. “Rest. Let us discuss these things. You are safe now, here.”
Gwen felt her eyes closing on her. She didn’t know if she was awake or dreaming.
“She needs to sleep,” Illepra said, stepping forward, protective.
Gwendolyn dimly heard all of this as she felt herself growing heavier and heavier, drifting in and out of consciousness. In her mind flashed images of Thor, and then, of her father. She was having a hard time discerning what was real and what was a dream, and she heard only snippets of the conversation above her head.
“How serious are her wounds?” came a voice, maybe Kendrick’s.
She felt Illepra run her palm across her forehead. And then the last words she heard, before her eyes closed on her,
Gwen menangis.
"Argon menyelamatkan kita berdua," simpulnya.
Wajah Kendrick menjadi gelap.
"Kami akan membalasmu," katanya.
"Bukan saya sendiri yang saya khawatirkan," katanya. "Ini adalah kota ... orang-orang kita ... Silesia ... Andronicus ... dia akan menyerang. ..."
Godfrey menepuk tangannya.
"Jangan khawatir tentang itu sekarang," katanya, melangkah maju. "Beristirahat. Mari kita bahas hal-hal ini. Anda aman sekarang, di sini. "
Gwen merasakan matanya menutupinya. Dia tidak tahu apakah dia bangun atau bermimpi.
"Dia perlu tidur," kata Illepra, melangkah maju, protektif.
Gwendolyn samar-samar mendengar semua ini ketika dia merasa dirinya semakin bertambah dan semakin berat, keluar masuk kesadaran. Dalam benaknya terlintas gambar Thor, dan kemudian, ayahnya. Dia kesulitan menemukan apa yang nyata dan apa itu mimpi, dan dia hanya mendengar potongan percakapan di atas kepalanya.
"Seberapa serius lukanya?" Terdengar suara, mungkin Kendrick.
Dia merasa Illepra menggerakkan telapak tangannya di dahinya. Dan kemudian kata-kata terakhir yang dia dengar, sebelum matanya terpejam padanya,
