"I'm sorry..." Aya said to both of them, bowing her head in apology. "Please, just let me go. I won't tell anybody about what happened! And I promise, I'll never cross the river again after this." [i]In fact, I'll barely have a reason to go near the river.[/i] She hoped that Destin would show up soon and find the Brom he'd been talking about. She just wanted to get away from these people. Even though they seemed unwilling to harm her, who knew how quickly the minds of these strangers would change.