[He doesn't know. Maketh shakes her head. This thing has already happened and thus should not trouble her further. She should certainly not be having nightmares about it. The fact that she has is a failure of discipline that must be corrected at the first opportunity.

Speaking candidly will only serve her.]

A--monster was summoned by someone here. The idea was to force Hope out in the open and kill him, I imagine. When it could not, it...sought out those with his mark.

[Hope's blessing on her hand might as well have been a beacon. Maketh turns back to the swords, trying to find one that will suit her.]

I would not let it harm anyone else. Thus...well. It was not the worst pain of my life.

[She pauses.]

As I've said. Death is not permanent here.