[ Daud will gnaw off his own foot before he asks Emily anything. It’s bad enough to share a space with her, to risk running into the clearest remaining reminder of what he’d done. (To inflict himself on the one he’d most wronged and saved, both.) He has no right to ask her any such casual questions.
And he isn’t going to drop the subject just yet. ]
You're sure Delilah's dead.
[ Because if she’d returned, it’s hard to believe she’s been silenced for good. Perhaps he should have killed her in the first place; sending her into that painting apparently hadn't been enough. ]
no subject
And he isn’t going to drop the subject just yet. ]
You're sure Delilah's dead.
[ Because if she’d returned, it’s hard to believe she’s been silenced for good. Perhaps he should have killed her in the first place; sending her into that painting apparently hadn't been enough. ]