It's not just loss, of course; it's rejection, and Raguel isn't quite sure that a demon's exposure to what Moiraine can offer wouldn't result in him being consumed from the inside out.
But it is different, he reminds himself. Maybe different enough. And any hope, however small, looks startlingly like a lifeline from where he's standing.
"Thank you," he says, because he can see how seriously she means it. "I'd be very much obliged."
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Date: 2007-11-17 05:24 am (UTC)But it is different, he reminds himself. Maybe different enough. And any hope, however small, looks startlingly like a lifeline from where he's standing.
"Thank you," he says, because he can see how seriously she means it. "I'd be very much obliged."