And then, as Baree rolled in a limp heap on the floor, she saw his half-closed eyes and the dry blood on his jaws, and the light left her face as swiftly as the sun is shadowed by a cloud.

"Baree," she cried softly.

"Baree--Baree!" She partly lifted him in her two hands.

Baree's head sagged.

His body was numbed until he was powerless to move.