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RETH
"She's bleeding," he gasped as soon as he was up the little cliffside and grasping Aymora's offered hand. Aymora braced against him, pulling them both the final few feet over the edge.
"How bad is it?" she said, her eyes already scanning Elia who was still strapped to Reth's chest.
"I don't know, I didn't stop to look. I… I couldn't."
Aymora looked at him, her lips tight, but didn't speak as he hurriedly untied the lines that had kept Elia tied to his chest, and lay her on the ground, on the large scarf Aymora had laid down.