Larksong Grotto truth coming out of her well to shame mankind

Thuringwethil and her guard take their leave, and as Reek is left alone on the borders of the grotto, the full weight of the implication that the Dragon's leader leaves him with hits Reek hard. His pups are doomed to die, and there is nothing he can do to save them. He can't run to warn them, or else run the risk of being attacked, and possibly killed, by Luke. Nor could he make it there fast enough with his injuries. He was at a loss either way.

A panic settles over him and Reek is launched into a neurotic fit. He collapses on the border: his breathing, erratic. He needs to find Tavi before he breaks. Rising to his feet, Reek runs to the grotto (completely disregarding his injuries as he went, allowing them to reopen and bleed) in search of his companion.