Tauriel stops at first when she feels Sans' heaviness in her arms and the surely painful changes in his body. Yet it is for a brief moment, long enough only for her to press her lips together, then begin to run.

The footsteps of Elves are light, and she tries to make hers lighter still, to stop his pain from becoming greater. As she runs, she whispers prayers to the Belain.

"Anno felas na Sans.... Teltho i neg dîn...."

How many more times must she offer such prayers?