Stella has no idea what comes over her. Suddenly she can't stand the thought of Dagger touching her. "Don't touch me," she just about shouts, jerking away from him. "Its your fault! Your bad karma killed Alexander!" Another wave of sobs overcame her. She didn't notice the look of intense hurt in Dagger's eyes, nor when he fled the room. Eventually she falls into a restless sleep. When she wakes the midwife is beside her. She hadn't seen Dagger since he had fled earlier. Stella instanly feels guilty before remembering the baby she had held. They would take the baby back up the mountain in order to build it a proper funeral pyre. When Dagger comes back she would beg her mark bearers forgiveness, even if she doesn't get it.