Ben Adaephon Delat," Pearl said plaintively, "see the last who comes. You send me to my death."<br /> "I know," Quick Ben whispered.<br /> "Flee, then. I will hold them enough to ensure your escape no more."<br /> Quick Ben sank down past the roof.<br /> Before he passed from sight Pearl spoke again. "Ben Adaephon Delat, do you pity me?"<br /> "Yes" he replied softly, then pivoted and dropped down into darkness.