Daisy sat by Bird's bed in numbed silence, and tears spilled from her eyes. Not for herself this time but for Lady Pio who was dead, and for Bird who lay there still as death before her.
She felt her childhood slip away from her in the grim reality of what had happened. Child, Rose, and Lady Pio, - they had been so kind to her in their own way and now they were gone.
Dawning realization set in that she and Kali were now the only Halflings left on board, and that she especially must shoulder some of the decisions that must be made about continuing the search for Kali's family. Child and Lady Pio had placed so much value on getting Kali back to his family, it mustn't be abandoned by the remaining companions now.
She dried her eyes, and felt a steely resolve strengthen her. She reached out and held Bird's hand between her own two small ones.
'Bird, please, come back to us. We need your help. I . . . I need your help. Please, Bird if you can . . .'
[ August 12, 2002: Message edited by: piosenniel ]
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Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.
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