“You ruined my revenge,” Blade breaks the silence after a while. He doesn’t sound upset. “I can’t apologize for that.” “I don’t expect you to. You might even be right. Maybe I needed to see… you’re the only one who could… I don’t… What I mean is, from anyone else I could dismiss this disgust and contempt, labeling them weak and clueless. It’s easy to be good when that’s all that’s expected of you. Take Holly, for example, she’s a truly good person, but it’s easier for her. She’s a healer, so all she does is help and she has no idea of the hard decisions we have to make. But you’re neither weak nor clueless. You’re just… I don’t know. I almost said pure, but you’re not that either. I’ve seen you do horrible things. I’ve seen you drenched in blood and gore, killing with a blood-curdling s

