Ekon stared up at her with trembling lips. He attempted what seemed to be his last words, "T-The others…"
Amber squeezed his hand in hers, telling to continue.
"I'm here. It's okay, go on."
"We wanted to tell you. Just before we could send out the barrels. The day before you came to visit, a man burst in. He threatened us but at the same time made a deal with us. He said he would kill us if we were to inform you. Some of the trolls were alarmed, they thought our trade wasn't worth it. And not to mention the fact that they still didn't really like you. So when my parents told them about not making the deal...well planned on running away before you could visit us again, just so that we could protect but again the others didn't believe in that idea. They said it didn't make sense to risk our life to protect yours."
"Ekon I'm—"
