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My gaze rose to his again His blue eyes – one as vivid and bright as a sapphire, the other as dark as a storave as little away as his expression

"Azriel, we need to talk --"

"So you said," he interrupted coolly "About what? I was under the iain, let alone talk to h me, brief and sharp It wasn’t like he was the only injured party here… I took a deep breath, and thrust the thought away Cal in anger that had gotten me into this mess in the first place

Well, that and his actions

"Look, I understand why you pulled me back from death Your mission --"

"Was only part of the reason," he cut in There was a flicker of either fury or frustration in his eyes, but it was gone as quickly as it had appeared But a n of annoyance

I took a deep breath and plowed on regardless "The mission to reclaihts, and your actions have always reflected this I should not have reacted as I did, in anger and sorrow"

He didn’t say anything, just continued to regardbreath It still wasn’t helping "So, I apologize for reacting as I did, and for sending you away"

"But?" It was practically growled

"But," I added, "I think you owe y and an explanation Not only did your actions rob iven I am the only one who can find the keys here on Earth, my death would have meant they’d remain unfound Both our worlds would have been safe, Azriel, and isn’t that e’re both trying to achieve?"

"The problem," he said, voice flinty, "is that your death would not have meant the keys were safe If I hadn’t reacted as I did, the Raziq – and in particular, Malin – would have called you back fro so, would have had control over both you and your actions"

I frowned "But if my body was dead and my soul had reached heaven --"

"It would not have mattered," he cut in "The Aedh could have not only forced you back into this world, but into the flesh of another It is your being, your soul, that is vital to finding the keys The outer layer does not matter"

"Then why couldn’t my father have just claimed another body and found the keys himself?"

"Because souls cannot be transferred at will It can only occur at death"

"Then why didn’t the Raziq just kill me? Wouldn’t that have been easier for them?"

"They would not have done it unless there was little other choice And they also knoould have killed you had they chosen such a path Once dead a second time, your soul would have become one of the lost ones – inaccessible to both theht with a shiver At least I’d been saved from that "So why is what you’ve done so very different?"

"Because Iyou back It made you more Made you what I am"

"But in the process, uide He would remain a Mijai for the rest of eternity

"I am well aware of the price," he replied coldly "But I had no choice – and no desire – to do otherwise"

It was a state inside me leapt in hope "So this is what you meant when you said that death was not the answer?"

"Yes"

"Then why the fuck," I practically exploded, "didn’t you explain that tolike that secret? If I’d known --"

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