Of course not. He said only, walk the world for him. Spread his message.
( But her smile is a bitter thing, its aches old and long. She knows what she sold that day, seeking the power to escape her husband. She has learned since.
Her hand cups her heart, the hole of it, as if she might shield with it the whole of her hurts. )
He used me. And now I run for eternity. And my husband chases. And we both serve him in our way, as he planned. Tell me, who won in this matter? Me? My beloved? My son? Or Matthias?
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( But her smile is a bitter thing, its aches old and long. She knows what she sold that day, seeking the power to escape her husband. She has learned since.
Her hand cups her heart, the hole of it, as if she might shield with it the whole of her hurts. )
He used me. And now I run for eternity. And my husband chases. And we both serve him in our way, as he planned. Tell me, who won in this matter? Me? My beloved? My son? Or Matthias?