As we waited for Scar, a young guard , the youngest I have seen approached, his face etched with worry. "Ma'am, your hands—" "Not now," Tarzan said with a frown, stepping between us. "She needs rest, not questions. Back up." The boy retreated immediately, his face flushing. Finally, Scar drove the car to the front, and Tarzan guided me toward it. He opened the door for me, his hand gentle on my elbow as I climbed in. I settled inside, then caught my reflection in the window. My goodness! My hair was a wild mess and my strands plastered to my forehead with sweat and blood. A dark red line streaked across my cheek. My eyes were different from how I remembered them: wide, hollow, feral. They stared back at me from a face I barely recognized. Is that really me? I lifted my trembling hands to my face. They were red—caked under my nails, stained across my knuckles, splattered up to my wrists. Tarzan joined me shortly as Scar started the engine. "Hey." He reached over,
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