“Emerence is dead, Sutu is alive. And she doesn’t love you, or anyone else. She lacks that capacity, but her countless other qualities make up for it. Sutu, if you show her respect, will help you for the rest of your life, because you can never put her at risk. She has no secrets, no locked doors; and if she ever did have such a door, there are no siren songs that would induce her to open it to you — or anyone.”
