"Imogen can they carry you? I know it would take time but I think I could distract them long enough... You could get away," she heard Sheanne tell her in an even voice. Everyone, it seemed, wanted no one to be left behind. Chivalrous, but she knew it was impossible. With tears threatening her sea green eyes, she rested her eyes on each of them in turn.<br/><br/>"I appreciate the offer, but you all know that I will die without touching water. I will only slow you down," Imogen reasoned in a strained voice. A lone tear, clear as her water, slipped down her cheek bones. The pearls seemed to drag her into unfathomable depths, along with her heart. The others didn't have much time...