With just the two of us, the world became oddly silent. The demons did not make any sound, and only the shaking earth announced their movements, and so in this moment, united by grief, silence descended on us… It was almost peaceful.
After a few seconds, Dara whispered, "Are we all going to die for nothing?"
Those words made me shiver, and I turned to her, and found that she was staring at my face with a strange look, as if she was expecting something from me. I shook my head, "No, we do not die for nothing."
Dara looked at me more deeply, and she nodded, "Good, I don't know how that is possible, but the threads tell me you are telling the truth, and that is enough for me. I can die in peace."
She raised her hands, and her Threadwork around her arms unspooled, "I am no longer holding back, Elric," she sent the pale blue threads toward the oncoming demons, as she sent out waves of it, and they fell like rain.
