After small talk she discerned his plight and put him back on the track he found himself now. “If I could convince Todd to leave his job, we’d restart the mission, but he doesn’t believe what we believe, so I’m stuck.” Andrew wanted to suggest that perhaps she had a new soul mate and a new beginning was called for. But he did not, because even now he wasn’t sure he believed the demon business. Yes, he heard and saw some eerie, unearthly things and their “success” in Madeleine could hardly be described as coincidental, but a large part of him still resisted this theory without more concrete proof. At that time all he wanted was to hear her voice, his gentle, loving Melanie who was beautiful beyond description.
“Hopefully, someday I’ll convince him to join up,” she continued, “but until the
