Mara?
….Mara?
"Yes."
It is time.
"For what?"
The end.
"I don't understand."
I do not expect you to. Do you trust me?
"Yes, of course."
Good. Know that I will take care of you and everything will be fine. I am sending him to you again. Entrust the child with him and do everything in your power to prevent the betrayer and the child's mother from taking him. He is our savior.
"Yes, I will do what is commanded…"
The voice spoke no more but Mara could still feel His presence in the room. The sound of footsteps reached her ears.
"Cain?"
She turned around to face the sound.
It was Gabriel.