“Speaking to him would mean learning about him. Understanding him. Maybe befriending him. I know what it is to travel with someone, to break bread and laugh and grow close to them. And though perhaps it's foolish, that frightens me. Because I also know the pain of losing friends.”
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A Reaper at the Gates
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