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[archistrategos]

[Watching the sleeping form of the girl on his couch, Michael sat at a close, but safe, distance away from her. After they'd gotten home, he'd taken back his jacket and wrapped her in a warm blanket instead. It had taken both patience on his part and courage on her part to keep her from bolting. But Michael had remained tempered, and the girl made

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[eatasam]

i was and that is

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[archistrategos]

The man I saw may have committed the first offense against you, but he didn't commit the second.

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[eatasam]

me as in me, you mean.

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[archistrategos]

Yes, specifically you. If you wish.

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[eatasam]

will you tell me his double did it

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[archistrategos]

I won't. But it's not out of the question.

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[eatasam]

then how do you intend to prove it non-fallen?

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[archistrategos]

A double's not what I wish to prove, horseman.

In many cases, he's not innocent. In this case, he is.

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[eatasam]

do you ever doubt

or do you believe in your heart he wouldn't do this

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[archistrategos]

That doubt existed with me before I saw the proof that I needed. And in my heart, I hadn't been certain until that point.

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[eatasam]

so you're asking us not to touch him

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[archistrategos]

I'm asking you to wait. Wait and watch. Out of respect for what happened to you.

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[eatasam]

if death says we won't touch him, then we won't.