“No,” Po said again. “Bitterblue, think about what you’re saying. Darby did not kill himself because you sent him to prison.” “They’re so fragile. I can’t bear it. There’s no way to stop them, if that’s what they have in mind to do. There’s nothing you can threaten them with. I should have been more gentle. I should have let him stay on.” “Bitterblue,” said Po again. “This was not your doing.” “It was Leck’s doing,” said Helda, kneeling beside them. “Still Leck’s doing.”
