“Don’t pity me,” Simon snarled. “And don’t deny her the right to make her own mistakes. If she wishes to come to me—and she will—then that is her choice. You, who always rants and raves about how people must make their own decisions! You do not funnel everyone who comes here through the Dark Path because you want them to know what they give away. But you’ll deny her the freedom to choose? Why?”
