(She makes a soft sound of amusement in her throat.)

A whole lifetime will not erase some images.

(Not that she cares to imagine Dodger doing...anything.)

That's...interesting. He sounded like he felt abused by everyone. Is that part of being better? Being misunderstood?

(She just deals. Like everyone else. Griping so openly was weird to her.)

I had help and I had godly powers of my own at the time, but yes, I did. The balance had to be restored and there was a new world to see.