She stepped past him, and was pressing her earphones into her ears, when she turned back to him. "Why did you leave?" She blurted out, as if she was saying it with all the courage she had.
The question almost made everything he was doing now (which is staying away from her) crumble into ashes. He took a step toward her, ready to tell her about the Oath, about how he must keep away from her to keep her safe, about how the Archangels will welcome her if... But of course, she didn't know anything about angels and Archangels. She was asking him why did he leave the morning they met in the Lounge.
He drew a deep breath. "I didn't leave because of you." 'Liar, you left precisely because of her.' "I wasn't feeling well. I needed to go home."
"But you... you seemed so angry. You were okay when
