[He was startled at first--brave, fearless Suzette, clutching at him? But she had died, twice at that. He held her gently, touching her hair. Faintly, the scent of the grave rose from her...]
I know: you came to me in a dream and I-- There were black feathers in your eyes and you couldn't find your ring.
[Such a relief, such a...joy to see her like this, not speechless and mad, nor crazed with revenge, but as she was and as she should be. And yet, still troubled...]
[How to tell her? How to say it? No, he couldn't possibly have loved her, not the way he treated her, not the way he abandoned her, not when Cain himself knew what it was to lover her, no.]
...
I don't know. From the way he acted, from what he did, it doesn't seem as though he did.
It's a place in between places, a nexus of all worlds. It's hardly an ideal place, but it isn't impossible to endure. It draws people to it, both the living...and the dead.
You are trapped here, but I'm here too. It takes some time to learn this place, but I'll help you all that I can. You'll stay with me, of course, in the Opera House.
[The look of a woman ignoring her own pain. And in away, Mikaela has become used to hiding her own pain, for him, so it's easy to do, to gently take his arm, in asking to be led to this Opera House. Also, because it's cloudy out, and she wants to be inside come the sun again.]
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I know: you came to me in a dream and I--
There were black feathers in your eyes and you couldn't find your ring.
But you're safe now, I promise.
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She withdrew just a little, wiped her eyes, and smiled, a little tremulous. Stick with the plan.]
... I'm sorry, Cain.
It's just-
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It's just what?
[He lowers his eyes]
Miles.
I know.
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... He said he'd come for me, Cain.
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...do you remember what happened that day?
You must remember that.
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... The Emerald Forest.
[She wipes her eyes delicately.]
I should have known...
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[He stands near her, but can't bring himself to touch her]
You were all but mad with grief and hatred.
Will you ever be all right?
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[She quiets, stays such a moment.]
... He didn't love me, did he, Cain?
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...
I don't know.
From the way he acted, from what he did, it doesn't seem as though he did.
He was a fool.
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Let's not-
[She steels herself]
... This place?
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You are trapped here, but I'm here too. It takes some time to learn this place, but I'll help you all that I can. You'll stay with me, of course, in the Opera House.
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[She pauses, and looks him over, and seems to be hiding her own pain.]
I never asked how you were, Cain. You took care of me, and I-
[She smiles sadly.]
... it's good to see you again.
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I'm more than all right.
Yes, it's wonderful to see you again too.
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[The look of a woman ignoring her own pain. And in away, Mikaela has become used to hiding her own pain, for him, so it's easy to do, to gently take his arm, in asking to be led to this Opera House. Also, because it's cloudy out, and she wants to be inside come the sun again.]
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