Eyelashes fluttered as soft flakes of freshly falling snow fell down from the sky, kissing Blade’s face with cold pecks. Winter days were peaceful, and after a long case, standing in the pure white snow almost made him feel clean again as if he hadn’t done the terrible, inhuman, and monstrous things that had soaked his hands with blood and his heart with bitter emotions.
The crunch of the snow under his feet was far a far better sound than the metallic rattle of bullets--a far more welcome sound than screams.
England was beautiful in the winter, especially their chapels. While many were Anglican, there were still many Catholic places of worship with acting priests. One particular church had always felt more comfortable to Blade, and whenever he and his partner had had a case in the vicinity, he begged Sheath to make a stop. There was just something about this place, this church, and mostly, this priest that struck Blade as important somehow. He couldn’t place the reason, but whenever he stopped to do his sacramental duty and put some distance between himself and his crimes against humanity, he felt better.
Tapping the pocket of his jeans where he’d placed his rosary, Blade walked through the familiar doors and towards the confessional booths, slipping inside the darkened space, making the sign of the cross and beginning, “In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Forgive me, father, for I have sinned. It has been three months since my last confession.”