My heart pumps.
I run to him.
But it is too late;
He is gone.
Roxanne weeps,
Meggie's pale,
And Gwin just sits there
Gnawing on meat.
Gwin, it's not your fault.
It's mine.
Dustfinger's gone.
Silvertongue,
He whom Dustfinger
Loved and despised
Stands over him,
A bittersweet expression
On his face.
He knew it would happen.
He told Dustfinger.
When Dustfinger came back,
He left Gwin behind.
But I tried to follow him
And I with me,
I brought his death.
Dustfinger, my mentor,
My teacher, my friend,
How could I
Have let this happen?
Resa sobs in a corner.
Her voice is back,
But Dustfinger's gone.
I came out
Because Silvertongue called.
I emerged from my world
Of desert and sand,
And I hated it there.
But I loved Dustfinger.
I never wanted to leave him.
So when he left me,
I followed.
And because of me,
Dustfinger is dead.
Gone.
And I'm alone.
All alone.