EpilogueKitto opened his eyes. His head was pounding. It was dark and, for a moment, he lay still and tried to gather his thoughts. Memories of Bersaba's betrayal flooded back to him; she had set the Creature on Jack, he had tried to save Jack. He frowned. He had died. He pushed himself up to a seated position. This was most peculiar. How many times could one man die and come back to life?
He was still in the cave. It was in darkness apart from one pathway of light that shone in from the entrance. Bathed in the moon's glow he saw the Creature lying dead and breathed a sigh of relief. Maybe Jack and Kiera were alive. He needed to find them. He spotted Jack's staff on the ground and felt a sense of panic. Something bad must have happened. He picked it up. Jack would never have left his staf
