[It's still so fresh in her mind that it sounds weird to admit it.
Her fingers trace against one of the gashes on her face.]
I got hurt because I was trying to bring Eagle back with me. Since he lost... he was supposed to disappear, and to go back down the Road to the Pillar was impossible unless it was just me. I didn't want that, though. If we could find a way to help him be able to live with the people he'd done everything for... I wanted to be able to give him a chance, no matter what happened to me.
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[It's still so fresh in her mind that it sounds weird to admit it.
Her fingers trace against one of the gashes on her face.]
I got hurt because I was trying to bring Eagle back with me. Since he lost... he was supposed to disappear, and to go back down the Road to the Pillar was impossible unless it was just me. I didn't want that, though. If we could find a way to help him be able to live with the people he'd done everything for... I wanted to be able to give him a chance, no matter what happened to me.