Just to make sure we're going the right direction. [But his voice has become cautious. She's still holding onto him. He puts a hand on her shoulder. It probably isn't safe to.
[If it's a demon, he'll do what needs to be done.
[What else could it be? Then again, why would demons attack another demon? As if he knows anything about them at all. He won't jump the gun.
[He turns and looks out across the horizon, trying to note where the tree line ends. He thinks he can see the steeple of that church.
[More than anything, though, he's trying to keep his eyes off of her - both for her comfort and his own.]
Kate...
Please forgive my rudeness, but...You've noticed that you and I are different, haven't you?
[The smoke. No face. He doesn't want it to be true.
[There's no sense in beating around the bush.]
I'm a human. [In so many words.] Are you too? [To his credit, he keeps his voice light, friendly, easy. There is no judgment, nor fear - no edge whatsoever. Simply a question, as kind as he can make it.]
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[If it's a demon, he'll do what needs to be done.
[What else could it be? Then again, why would demons attack another demon? As if he knows anything about them at all. He won't jump the gun.
[He turns and looks out across the horizon, trying to note where the tree line ends. He thinks he can see the steeple of that church.
[More than anything, though, he's trying to keep his eyes off of her - both for her comfort and his own.]
Kate...
Please forgive my rudeness, but...You've noticed that you and I are different, haven't you?
[The smoke. No face. He doesn't want it to be true.
[There's no sense in beating around the bush.]
I'm a human. [In so many words.] Are you too? [To his credit, he keeps his voice light, friendly, easy. There is no judgment, nor fear - no edge whatsoever. Simply a question, as kind as he can make it.]