I’m not the person I once was. I have Thorn now, and… I’m not fighting for myself anymore….It makes a difference….I used to think you were a fool to keep risking your life as you have…I know better now. I understand…why. I understand…’ His [Murtagh] eyes widened and his grimace relaxed, as if his pain was forgotten, and an inner light seemed to illuminate his features. ‘I understand-we understand.