Celena trembled somewhere deep inside him. Calling again, for her mother, her brother. "It's alright now," he told her, but she didn't stop and didn't answer. He had killed them because they had threatened her and threatened him. He realized then…But Celena wasn't just afraid of them anymore. She was afraid of him.
"I'm not a monster!" He screamed his outrage in the empty room. "Stop saying that! I'm your brother; I protected you. That's why I'm like this! To protect you!" With each howl of denial he felt her edge away. He dropped his voice suddenly. "Don't be afraid, Celena. Please." Still she didn't answer. He growled in frustration and screamed again at her. "Don't leave me alone again! Don't leave me—alone…alone…" Suddenly her arms were around him and she was echoing his words. Alone. "Stay with me, Celena. Please. I'll be a good monster, I promise." She didn't answer, only whispered softly in his ear. Alone. Alone. She understood.
