and then they both were manipulated into killing their parents. and then caleb held his hand out to the volstrucker he burned alive but he was reaching for his mother and father. and then essek reached for his mother's soul as it floated out of his grasp forever.
and then molly said "who are you going to be today." and then essek's mother said "every life is a chance to be a better person."
and then caleb's exes said "we're giving you a life" and he chose instead to go after the man who killed bren with his new friends beside him. and then essek understood his mother was giving him a life and he chose to sacrifice his oldest friend to redeem himself in the eyes of the powers that killed deirta.
the difference between you and i is thinner than a razor.
