"For all the reasons I gave before," Ailene said. "Do you know how frightened I was knowing you and Thorburn were going to sneak into his tunnel, without even knowing for sure Teárlag was helping us or still working for Blackthorne. I'm sick of it. Sick to death. Thorburn told me in the cart Teárlag wants him to kill her or she'll kill herself before she goes back. Did you know that?"

"I did. I was there when she asked. I believe her."

"Yet she still volunteered to go back, to be the bait. That's how badly she wants it to end. That's how badly I want it to end...