then : as she and her mom and mr. conor walked down the pier , how seagulls appeared out of nowhere , birds with the same black symbol on their chestsa broadsword thrust down through a flaming ring ( yaekos eyes grew huge ) attacking mr. conor ; how white terns came swooping out of the darkness to his rescue ; of the alarming scene later with the paramedics and firemen and the blood pooling beneath him ; and then how she and her mother waited for hours in the emergency room , waited for word on his condition .