“Nei, you must not touch them,” he commanded. When she set her jaw, he explained on a low throb of Spirit, «Though you mean well, your offer would shame them. You would force them to hurt you by refusing your gift, or hurt you by causing you pain with their touch. Either way, their hearts would bleed with remorse.»
Why can't he trust her to do for them what she has already done for others twice? It pisses me off.
