"Ye asked, ye stupid donkey, I gave ye the only answer I got." There you go some of the self pity was leaking away again. "I could lie to ye, what tell ye I'm a big nasty scary demon from hell lookin' for virgins to turn into maiden sandwiches, will that make ye less of a prat?"

Take a breath, Cass.

"Because ain't no one on heaven or in hell going to miss a soulless husk." The way he put it made it clear, it wasn't right. But there didn't seem to be a choice.

"I haven't met anyone who deserves such a vile end here, and I probably never will."