"May God watch over you!" Brook blessed his son and Lloyd then stretched his hand to Dearborne to approach him and take it. She did.
"I will miss you, my love." he said to her and kissed her.
"I will not leave you, Brook. Boyce must survive for us and there is Lloyd to watch over him. We … we are no longer important." She embraced Brook and met Lloyd's eyes when doing so. She slowly lowered her eyelids as to say to him that she is staying. He pursed his lips and nodded to her.
Brook, still embracing Dearborne turned to Lloyd and gave him a desperate and hopeless little grin.
"You two will leave now. My Dearborne will stay by my side. Go now, the devil will arrive soon."
Just as Brook finished his thoughts to Lloyd, there was a tinny and hoarse voice come from behind the door.
"Break it in!" it commanded. It was Manguino.
"Quickly, leave!" Brook said to Lloyd, leaving Dearborne and pushing
Lloyd and Boyce through the ajar passage door.
"Father … !" Boyce began but Brook stopped him.
"You must go, my son. There's nothing that you can do!"