Javier and LaFollet are injured. Honor and Eloise find their people on their respective ships.
Honor (after LaFollet's injury)
Sweet Tester what are you doing?
Andrew have you no fear?
Have you seen Alastair?
Why have you come back here?
LaFollet
I boarded his SD
I met his Exec at the door
He said he would give it
I don't think I can stand anymore
Honor
Andrew, what's wrong?
There's something wet upon your hair
Andrew, you're hurt
You need some help
Oh, God, it's everywhere!
LaFollet
Don't you fret, My Lady, Honor
I don't feel any pain
A little fall of rain
Can hardly hurt me now
You're here, that's all I need to know
And you will keep me safe
And you will keep me close
And rain will make the flowers grow.
(Nimitz bleeks softly, sensing Honor's pain)
On a Havenite pinnace, heading to Hades:
Eloise (cradling Javier)
You will live, Javier - dear God above,
If I could heal your wounds with words of love.
Javier
Just hold me now, and let it be.
Shelter me, comfort me
Eloise (with Javier on Hades, as rain begins to fall)
You would live a hundred years
If I could show you how
I won't desert you now...
Javier
Missiles can't hurt me now
This storm will wash away what's past
And you will keep me safe
And you will keep me close
I'll sleep in your embrace at last.
The rain that brings you here
Is Heaven-blessed!
The skies begin to clear
And I'm at rest
A breath away from where you are
I've come home from so far
Javier/LaFollet
So don't you fret, Lady Harrington (Javier: m'dear Eloise)
I don't feel any pain
A little fall of rain
Can hardly hurt me now
That's all I need to know
And you will keep me safe
And you will keep me close
Honor(in counterpoint to LaFollet)
Tester Bless you, my dear Armsman,
You won't feel any pain
A little fall of rain
Can hardly hurt you now
I'm here
Eloise(in counterpoint to Javier)
So don't you fear, my dear Javier,
You won't feel any pain
A little fall of rain
Can hardly hurt you now
I'm here
Honor/Eloise
I will stay with you
Till you are sleeping
Javier/LaFollett
And rain...
Honor/Eloise
And rain...
Javier/LaFollett
Will make the flowers...
Honor
Will make the flowers... grow...
(Nimitz croons to Honor, and she embraces him)
(LaFollett dies. Honor embraces him, then lays her Armsman on the ground. In the distance, Eloise does the same with Javier's body.)
Shannon (to Eloise)
He is the first to fall
The first of us to fall in this struggle to come
Tremaine (To Honor)
He served you well, Honor
He did his duty and he died for you here, now
Eloise (to Shannon)
His name was Javier
His life was cold and dark, yet he was unafraid.
Honor(to Tremaine)
His name was LaFollett
His life was a good one, The Tester takes him home.
McKeon (to Manticorans)
We fight here in his name
Tourville (to Havenites)
We fight here in his name
Manticorans
He will not die in vain.
Havenites
He will not be betrayed.
