""They are blind,"" remarked Mark sternly. "Are you punishing them for that?""
""Punishing for what?"" Ruiel asked, grinning. ""You"re very young. You already know torturing the fallen, but you lack the taste of suffering. By the way," he added, "they can"t be punished. They"re the farthest from Heaven. The blood on my hands was their tears.""
Mark kept silent. He gazed at the tunnel from the side. It was easy for him to get a picture of Ruiel soothing an angel. Although...
""There is no solace left for the blinded,"" He made his way toward the exit quietly,
and he saw Almira rising from beside the throne.
""Arya soon becomes a keeper. Allow me to have a word with her.""
Ruiel glanced at the woman in amazement.
""What?" he asked when Mark stepped back.
""I want to see her and..." A
