She shook her head, a small sad smile on her lips. " No. I can feel it. You came to save me even though you didn't know me. You spent ten years in this nightmare to protect me, when you could have left as soon as the situation became unstable. My father will pay you, that's true, but I'm sure you don't give any real value to money. What you're looking for is elsewhere. Someone with a gaze as filled with solitude as yours doesn't fight for gold. "
Klein remained silent...
" You're too idealistic, Princess, " he finally said, crushing his cigarette. " That's what got you into this cage. "
" Maybe, " she admitted. " But it's this idealism that lets me see you're more than just a cynical exorcist. "
As a fragile calm seemed to settle between them, the temperature in the room suddenly dropped. A smell of sulfur and burnt flesh invaded the space. Klein stood up with a start, drawing his sword, but he was too slow.
