In her heart she offered him an apology, but her... In her heart she offered him an apology, but her stride as she went did not falter, and then, halfway to the hill, she began to run, suddenly afraid for the man she sought, and for herself, alone in all this wide dark emptiness
Baerd was sitting on the crown of the hill, where the shadow-figure had stood in front of the setting moon just before he fledHe glanced up as she approached, and a queer, frightened expression flickered for an instant across his face in the starlit dark
Elena stopped, uncertain
"It is only me," she said, trying to catch her breath
He was silent a moment"I'm
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Elena didn't know what to say to thatShe had thought no further than getting hereNow that she had found him she was suddenly unsure of herself againShe sat down on the dead earth facing himHe watched her, but said nothing else
She took a deep breath and said, bravely, "You should have expected someoneYou should have known that I would come She swallowed hard, her heart pounding
For a long moment Baerd was very still, his head tilted a little
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"Thank you," he said"Thank you for that, Elena It was the first time he'd used her nameIn the distance they could hear the singing from the cornfieldOverhead the stars were almost impossibly bright in the black arch of the sky
Elena felt herself flushingShe glanced down and away from his direct gazeShe said, awkwardly, "After all, it is dangerous here in the dead lands, and you wouldn't have knownNot having been here beforeYou wouldn't even know how to get back home
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She turned to look backAnd caught her breath in wonder and delight to see that along the path she'd taken to this hill white flowers were blooming in what had been barren earth
Even as she watched she saw that the flowers were spreading in all directions from where she had passedTears sprang to her eyes and spilled over, gliding unheeded down her cheeks, making her vision blurShe had seen enough though, she
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Quietly, Baerd said, "You have caused this, ElenaYou must teach Donar and Carenna and the others thisWhen you win the Ember war it is not only a matter of holding the line of battleYou must follow the Others and drive them back, ElenaIt is possible to regain lands lost in battle years beforeHearing in his words an echo of something known and forgotten long agoShe spoke the memory: "The land is never truly
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