(Un fortuuantly, he's to cowardly to rescue her before the last minute.)

The boy stepped back, shocked by what his sister had told him. He doubted she would get the poetic way they put it, however what the words meant were clear to him. His sister was condemned to death. He was about to say something, then grab her hand and run but... What would he do if they were to escape? He was just a book loving coward, they wouldn't last ten seconds out there. Instead Edwin just approached his sister, and forced a smile.

"Well, we'll just wait and see what it means. Maybe you'll go on a quest of some sort?" He felt bad abotu lying to her but... These were his last few moments with her... If he wasn't going to save her, he had to just accept her dying... "Say, let's stay here for a few more hours, how does that sound?"