03-29-2008, 10:47 PM
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indent He studied her, clear eyes cold, listening to the ideas of a child who had never seen terrible things in the world. To not know of sin was to be pure. Adam and Eve had proved that, though they were men and men had always been the weaker creatures. “If I don’t believe in an order, I will not follow it.” Gabriel had killed for every leader he served under. Never once had he compromised his idea of right and wrong. In response to her final question, his expression and tone did not change—it was the solid, reasonable expression of a man who knew his place in the world. “What did you do?”
indent He studied her, clear eyes cold, listening to the ideas of a child who had never seen terrible things in the world. To not know of sin was to be pure. Adam and Eve had proved that, though they were men and men had always been the weaker creatures. “If I don’t believe in an order, I will not follow it.” Gabriel had killed for every leader he served under. Never once had he compromised his idea of right and wrong. In response to her final question, his expression and tone did not change—it was the solid, reasonable expression of a man who knew his place in the world. “What did you do?”