She wanted to hold Alfred's hand, to squeeze it, but the healer seemed busy with them. Instead, she moved her hand to his shoulder and kept it there. If Alfred was going to die - and she was not convinced that he wasn't - then she couldn't let go of him. She wasn't even convinced that he wanted her here but she didn't feel able to leave - she at least had to see the healer make progress first.

She was silent, though - she could not interrupt another woman's incantation. Not when she was trying to save Alfred's life.

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