Slowly he laid her on the king size bed. He was aware that she was pale and with low vital signs, but she was alive. Behind him, Heraclius and Heptanius were discussing what to do with Buer together with their trusted men while Pronab was on the phone talking to Elaine.

"Whatever you decide to do, it must be now, and we have already lost a large amount of time."

Heraclius nodded. "Brother, please decide now, let's put an end to this. Let me do ...