[And in an instant Clover's pulling her into the hug, wailing and shrieking and crying into Lucy's shoulder and caught terribly between not wanting to hurt her and needing to keep her here, thinking if she loosens her grip even a little, someone will take Lucy away from her.]

You can't die! You can't! You—they can't—they can't kill you, I—I won't let them! [She's shaking so badly she has to lean against Lucy to even keep herself upright, she's hardly able to even breathe—] You—you should have told me! Why didn't you tell me?! I would—I would have covered for you, I—why didn't—why didn't you wait for me to wake up?! You can't, y-you, you ca-can't— [And she can't find enough breath in her to speak and she just sobs.]