"I have good reason for understanding your 'why' and I know that you are not that deliberate. I suspect you came looking for me and settled for the next best victim of opportunity."

"Perhaps," I smile and shrug, "Or perhaps he just stood out to me like an apple waiting to be plucked from a tree. He was quite a pliable creature and he responded deliciously." Sad, lonely little priest, I'll answer you, even if your god will not.

"I hear you have a pretty little Greek friend," I say with a small smile. Likely a poor attempt at a replacement for me. He is so very much like his father at times. "Is she helping you find your forgiveness?"