Sam & Ermine.

Ermine appeared in Dash's arms. She carried her in a rather strange posture; she held her with both arms and the little girl's head swayed as if she were asleep. Dash would reposition her if she fell over from the sudden steps she took down the stairs.

Then I saw him. I saw the young man behind Dash with a completely shattered bow and an empty kayak. He was covered in blood. His hands were dripping with black blood and the clothes he was wearing were covered in it.