Julianna's expression shifted subtly, and her hands bunched into tighter fists. It might have been the flat way Rhiannon spoke. Or maybe it was Allison's ghost tip-toeing invisibly up to them. Another girl whose path had been altered by Slayerhood, only in this case she hadn't lived long enough to be bitter and angry.
"I'm glad he's...gone," the Watcher said finally, trying to battle her emotions back into place. "I know that he hurt you. It was unconscionable. And perhaps I should have..."
You will not apologize. It was Mother's voice, crisp and instructive. Not when she uses everything you say as a cudgel. Don't you have enough guilt without taking on the responsibility for what someone else did?
But she was remembering Allison's eyes as the life faded out of them, and a flicker of grief visited her expression before disappearing again. She straightened her spine, unconsciously mirroring the Slayer's more erect posture. The sun was warm on her shoulders and the back of her neck.
"Every life lost or destroyed is worth mourning," Julianna said quietly. "Almost every life. And while I know it's not something you're looking for, I'm glad you finished things before he could."
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Julianna's expression shifted subtly, and her hands bunched into tighter fists. It might have been the flat way Rhiannon spoke. Or maybe it was Allison's ghost tip-toeing invisibly up to them. Another girl whose path had been altered by Slayerhood, only in this case she hadn't lived long enough to be bitter and angry.
"I'm glad he's...gone," the Watcher said finally, trying to battle her emotions back into place. "I know that he hurt you. It was unconscionable. And perhaps I should have..."
You will not apologize. It was Mother's voice, crisp and instructive. Not when she uses everything you say as a cudgel. Don't you have enough guilt without taking on the responsibility for what someone else did?
But she was remembering Allison's eyes as the life faded out of them, and a flicker of grief visited her expression before disappearing again. She straightened her spine, unconsciously mirroring the Slayer's more erect posture. The sun was warm on her shoulders and the back of her neck.
"Every life lost or destroyed is worth mourning," Julianna said quietly. "Almost every life. And while I know it's not something you're looking for, I'm glad you finished things before he could."