Derek opened his mouth to answer and then stopped.  

"Helpless, I suppose," he said finally "Frightened."  

He looked back at the water for a moment before
meeting her gaze again.  He understood what she was
getting at and he was starting feel badly about the
entire mess.  

"That's how I felt in that cave," he added.  "Watching
you and not able to do anything."

She slipped into his arms, putting her own around him
"I know and I did take a position that would still let
me help but not put me in the middle of things, but
this thing took you and I was the only one that could
stop it before it killed you.... like it did me in
Ireland.  And it's gone now.  I would have told you
about the protection if I could have, without tipping
the Being off."

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