“Why do you cry?” he asks, bringing his lips close to mine. “Is it because you know you’re the root cause of all my suffering? Of all my pain?” “Kalel… I was only trying to help you. I didn’t know they were going to do that.” A sob breaks from my chest. “Please. Please forgive me.” His eyes are empty. “Forgiveness?” He leans forward and kisses me softly before releasing my chin, standing and staring down at me. “Perhaps in another life I could have forgiven you. Perhaps even cared for you. But my heart is dead, little godling, it died the night you found me in that forest.”
