[ Hey, he's right there with you on that. Even faced with the unexplained at the end of the day, people can't handle it. ]
I know, right? Still, suppose it's good for me. I can get work when I need to, even if it's just to bless a marriage or two.
[ His brow furrows at the mention of some children not surviving long enough to leave. There's something dark in his eyes that has him looking away. A chill goes through him. ]
No child deserves a life like that.
[ Speaking from his own experience and the things he's seen happen to other children. ]
Guess we're just peas on a pod then. Only thing I have to worry about is what I'm going to do with the rest of my days after I've sent every last bastard demon back to hell where it belongs.
[ If he gets that far. Chances are he won't. He's damned either way. ]
How do you mean?
[ May as well play a little daft about it. He doesn't really want the spotlight on him like this. Or to think about what she gleaned from the touch earlier. ]
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I know, right? Still, suppose it's good for me. I can get work when I need to, even if it's just to bless a marriage or two.
[ His brow furrows at the mention of some children not surviving long enough to leave. There's something dark in his eyes that has him looking away. A chill goes through him. ]
No child deserves a life like that.
[ Speaking from his own experience and the things he's seen happen to other children. ]
Guess we're just peas on a pod then. Only thing I have to worry about is what I'm going to do with the rest of my days after I've sent every last bastard demon back to hell where it belongs.
[ If he gets that far. Chances are he won't. He's damned either way. ]
How do you mean?
[ May as well play a little daft about it. He doesn't really want the spotlight on him like this. Or to think about what she gleaned from the touch earlier. ]