"How dare you..." Hermione whispered, but she could find no fault in his words. The truth hurt, and it struck deep. So deep, in fact, that Hermione stumbled and then dropped to her knees on the hard pavement. Staring at her hands, she found that although she wanted to cry, no tears would come. Loki had forced her to face a truth that was staring her in the face all these years, but now... Now it was too late to go back on her word. Theo would be here any moment and then it would be time to save Blaise, or at least try to.