He shook her. "What are you talking about!" he cried. "The pile isn't
going to erupt!"
"Crystal focusses ... ship ... only when pile...."
His face blanched.
She whispered again, so softly that he had to bend his ear to her lips.
"_You escape ... get in ship...._"
He stared at her incredulously. "You'd let me get away with the pile
secret!"
She relaxed in his arms, smiling sleepily, while the tiny red trickle
from the corner of her mouth grew wider. "Stupid of me."