[He thinks to flinch away from her touch, to tell her that he can't leave until he knows he's won, until he's certain that Ariel has plummeted down to hell like he was supposed to. There's an awful feeling he can't shake and --
Christine's hand touches his, and he finds the tension in his shoulders easing, just a little. He softens, just a fragment. What happened then didn't matter, the deals he struck were null. He wasn't a pawn in God's game, because -- ]
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Christine's hand touches his, and he finds the tension in his shoulders easing, just a little. He softens, just a fragment. What happened then didn't matter, the deals he struck were null. He wasn't a pawn in God's game, because -- ]
Christine. [He breathes out.] You're right.