"Put me down, leave me alone!"

Things seem to be getting worse as Lilia holds his ground, but as he speaks so calmly and regards her with such a kind smile, the fight seems to seep out of her until that ferocity is replaced by a reddening face and watering eyes.

"I'm not a thief," she says with a hiccup and then a sob. "I'm just Mary. I don't know what happened...it was so dark, but it isn't dark out here. Are you going to put me back in the dark? Please don't make me go back!"