The other guests had taken advantage of the Queen's absence, and were resting in the shade: however, the moment they saw her, they hurried back to the game, the Queen merely remarking that a moment's delay would cost them their lives.
Sed ekvidinte la Damon, ili tuj levis sin kaj enue ekludis. Por instigi ilin la Damo anoncis ke eĉ unumomenta prokrasto kostos al la prokrastanto—la vivon.