"Dead," she stammered. "Dead. Will they kill us all, one by one?"
She began to weep.
"Unless we stop them."
"How, damn it! How?"
"A piece at a time."
"But you said you had a plan. For ME."
"I do."
"Well what is it? Stop treating me like a child!"
"Not now. I'll come back tomorrow after dark."
"All right. God." She could not believe it. He turned to go.
Without turning. "You'd best harden your heart, Elonna, or it will freeze inside you. I'm sorry about Lawrence.