He slits his eyes, looking down into her face. His head tilts to one side as he regards her, studying the lines around her eyes and her mouth. Her thoughts are all on the surface, easy as gazing at clouds passing in front of the moon; just as fascinating and just as incomprehensible.

"Rae. You are the only one I have spoken to at such length. And you are the only one to whom I have revealed so much."