“Dark Mother help me, girl, you never stop.” I blinked. “That’s not true. I’m just—” “It is relentless.” He yanked his jacket back on. The spatters of souleater blood were slowly fading—it never lasted long—though he scowled at the stain in disgust, like he could still feel its existence. “Goddess help me understand why anyone would go through such lengths of breaking divine laws just to be subjected to this for the rest of their goddess-damned lives.”

