“He would not consider this a sacrifice,” he said. “He would not want to live with Belial possessing him. If there was no other way out, he would take death as a gift.” “Matthew,” Cordelia said softly. Anna’s eyes flashed. “You’re his parabatai, Math. Surely you can’t be arguing for his death.” “I don’t want to,” Matthew said. “I know I might not survive it myself. But he asked me to be his voice when he no longer had one. And I cannot betray that promise.”
