QUOTE : I’m sorry,” I say, bringing my hand over my mouth. “I’m so sorry, Erik.”<br /><br />Erik shakes his head. “I’m useless to you now,” he says. “I have no army for you, Theo. I can’t lead a battalion. I’m not even sure I could lead the way out of this tent.”<br /><br />“You’re blind,” Heron says, finding his voice again finally.<br /><br />“Half,” Erik says, motioning to the swollen eye. “This one should heal, I think. But with no depth perception and a narrower field of vision—”<br /><br />“No,” Heron says. “I mean you’re blind—you aren’t dead. You want to help, you want to save your people, then do it. You don’t have to lead an army to do that.