“I am cursed,” Cettie said with a shudder. The Aldermaston shook his head. “Quite the contrary, my dear. It is singling you out because you are a threat to its kind. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be trying so hard. No, Cettie, you are full of promise and goodness. Beings of darkness cannot abide bright light. It seeks to smother yours, that is all.”
