He stopped and looked at her.
“Cordt ... Finn will die, if Hans is always with him.”
“Yes,” he said, softly and sorrowfully. “Finn will die and you will die and I shall die. But Hans will live.”
“What are you trying to do with him, Cordt?”
“Have you forgotten what I want?”
He looked at her and his eyes hurt her.
“I wonder if your wish is also mine, Cordt,” she asked.
“No.”
He said that calmly, without anger, but also without hesitation.