- Father knows who I was and who I can become again. You should thank him for caring about your safety too, because I wasn’t a pleasant person to be around, wasn’t safe, - Mina said it with concern in her voice, but while her lips were stretched into a gentle smile, eyes looked soulless.
- Is that a threat? – the deputy asked her.
- No, not a threat, - she hastened to defend her words, - it’s genuine warning. I am no longer lying to myself, I accept that I should be tamed, and I chose Joseph as my handler. Not like I have much choice, of course, - Mina shrugged her shoulder saying that, then added, - but the thing is, if it wasn’t for him, you would have stopped waking up long ago .
A half-mad grin plastered on her face all of a sudden, but despite these words of hers carrying a blood-chilling meaning, her smile accompanied by squinted eyes with wrinkles under Mina’s eyes looked almost heartwarming, with a hint of pity, but in a best possible sense. If it was… possible.
- Father cares for you, and this you do not appreciate. He is concerned with your survival. He sees your role in God’s plan. – a short pause let her smile fade just a little, eyes open and relaxed once again, - I don’t.
Deputy was forced to gather his will into a fist so as not to move further away from Mina, who right now was truly causing him some anxiety. He was hardly afraid of her, but she herself made it clear that anything could be expected of her. He didn’t say a single word, and she continued.
- I don’t care if you live or die, but I shall not be trusted with such decisions, yet this is exactly what you, though unknowingly, trying to win for me from Joseph himself: the right to terrorize you if given the opportunity. Again, you think I’m threatening you, but I’m just being honest here, oh, hero: you better listen to our Father, it will take you a long way. In life. Way longer than if you will continue to shove your “good” in my mouth without asking.