“Put her in my arms now.”
“Do you mean this?”
“I do.”
“Can I trust you, David?”
“You may put it to any proof.”
“Pass your word to me, cousin.”
“As the Lord God Almighty lives, I will put my life between Vala and Nicol Sinclair!”
“But how?”
“I will take her to sea if necessary, for my boat can go where few will dare to follow.”
Then he turned to Barbara and said: “Nicol Sinclair has indeed come back. He says he has come for Vala.”