Ark of Omen

She stretched out her hand, and the crimson ribbon pulled the doctor over. In the drowsiness, his limbs stretched like puppets. "It's like a vine encircling a big tree, and its stems and leaves are tightly bound to the dead branches." She sang: "If you bind me, I want you to love me and never be separated." The doctor's other hand was taken into another person's hand, and the pale-skinned Bajula leaned forward slightly to salute. He also sang like this: "Like an eagle flying across the sky, its wings fluttering towards the earth. If I catch you, I want you to love me and never be separated." The distant Dalvilla was pacing on the outside. "It's like the sun orbits the sky and the earth, and day and night never stop." His voice was lower, "Just like I surround you, I want you to love me and never be separated."