"And really really scary," Sileas said with a slight shake to her voice.

"I will have the men on the lookout. I think you will really need this." He took Sileas's hand and led her to a cart that had just rolled up and stopped. He smiled when Shawn hopped off, baby in his arms.

Sileas couldn't believe her eyes. Tear filled her eyes as her mouth worked soundlessly. "Papa! Oh Papa!" she flew to her father and wrapped her arms around him, mindful of Olivia between them.

Shawn wrapped his arms around her and held her close, his head resting on hers, his own tears flowing.

"Woss this, isit?I fought 'e were dead!" Questa exclaimed.

"From what little Shawn told me, he was trapped under some rubble and didn't want Sileas to waste time digging him out, he wanted her to get to safety especially when he thought he could be seriously injured. One of my men that knows healing, he cleaned him up and gave him a brief examination. He did have a head injury. Your healer should take a look up at him."

Ila shook her head in disbelief. Guards never died.
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Wulfsen stood quietly off to the side, letting the father and daughter have their reunion. He knew Shawn to be worried and he was certain Sileas was devastated believing she had lost her entire family.

Sileas let out a tearful laugh when Olivia wailed loudly. She wiped her eyes. "I am glad she is not a newborn any longer. We need to find something for her to eat," she told her father. "I wish Mama and the rest of my sisters were here, but I am thankful I still have you and Olivia."

Shawn hugged Olivia close. "Wulfsen and his men grabbed all of the food they could find at the forge. It's not much but it will at least get everyone through the night. We're going back tomorrow to see what we can salvage along with any food."

He pulled Sileas against him with his free arm. "I am grateful to have the two of you with me as well." Shawn's smile didn't quite reach his eyes. "My heart will forever ache for your mother and sisters."

Shawn began walking the remains of his family to Wulfsen so they could return to the keep.

Questa gave Shawn Spenser a suspicious look. "Yor not some livin' dead ghost, are yer?"

Shawn shook his head. He loosened his hold on Sileas but didn't let her go. "I was buried under a lot of rubble and I wanted Sileas to get to safety instead of putting herself at risk by taking time to dig me out." His eyes darkened for a moment. "Also I wasn't sure I would even make it, so it was better to send her off. I managed to free my arms and got enough off of me that I could get out."

Questa squeezed the handle of her shiv. "Yer crorled out of yor own grave!" She exclaimed.
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"He wasn't that buried, Questa. The rubble was on him from the waist down," Sileas pointed out.

 "He were buried and dead." Questa insisted, becoming uncharacteristically superstitious.

"No, he wasn't dead. He told me to go because he didn't believe he would make it." Sileas scowled. "If I had had any idea he was lying to me, I wouldn't have gone."

"Could 'ave made sure and put 'im ter rest." Questa drew a finger over her throat.

Sileas glowered at Questa. "I'm glad I didn't. At least I still have Papa and Elizabeth," she said, stroking the baby's head.

Questa shivered. Ghost guard and ghost baby, it was like the stories she and hte other kids in her gang made up to scare each other. "Let's go hammer and tack inside, get some food, right, I'm bloody well 'ungry."

"We should get Olivia out of the night air as well," Shawn said as Sileas took her sister and wrapped her beneath her cloak.

Wulfsen put an arm around Sileas's shoulders. "It should be warmer inside."

Sileas had accomplished what she had come outside to do. And she had experienced a miracle, thanks in no small part to Wulfsen. She managed a small smile when his hand rested on her shoulder, it was nice having her old friend here. Having lost so much in the past day, it was nice to be with someone familiar. "Yes, you're right." She held Olivia close, even as the baby began to fuss a bit.

"Keep them 'ands where I can spot ffem, guv." Questa said warningly.

"Questa? Did Difyr survive? Do you know where she is?" Shawn inquired, trying to distract the girl.

"That 'ealer that's always pokin' blokes, then, guv? Yes, right, she's alive." Questa continued to watch Wulfsen in case he tried anything.