[ Her exhale is a stuttered ricochet at that. ] Considering he turned mine off? Yeah, I know that.

[ She doesn't remember how many iratzes it had taken to ease the pain a little, each rune burning up and fading fast. Her ... power, it had been useless and the pain she felt had been unlike anything she'd ever felt. Even the beating she'd taken from Valentine was nothing compared to that. ]

I guess I just didn't think I'd ever have to become the bad guy.