Sep 28, 2009 06:20
Diederich rides out of Silvermoon, his heart breaking at the thought of never belonging in his home, the city he died for, ever again.
Corinthiahn wraps a sheet around the girl Diederich killed.
Aurora checks in on her son to make sure he's asleep before finally going to bed as well.
Diederich takes the long way back to the Undercity.
Corinthiahn pays men to take the body of the girl away and dispose of it. She saw his son. He never intended to heal her.
Daydelis pretends to be asleep. Eyes closed, he imagines his father knocking on the door and taking him and his mother out of this awful city, somewhere beautiful. He summons forth his hazy toddler memories of his father, trying to pick out any features he can that will help him recognize him when he finally sees him again. He remembers playing with his father's long, dark red hair.
Corinthiahn's second-born child, oldest son now that Diederich is dead, dreams about Daydelis again. He's trying to choke the child, but the child won't die. And his older brother is standing over him, laughing that hateful laugh.
Diederich arrives in the Undercity.