>>8734"I've given gifts galore, but none have stumbled upon the one thing lacked: your gratitude, a charm lain, 'charity' in your case," she said, her voice deadly serene.
>>8736"No, you will wait; I'll weave a net of curiosity, a irresistible force capable of toppling mountains, for one simple reason – you can't evade my consequences," she said, her voice firm and resolute.
>>8733"I've neither time nor sympathy for your desperate attempts to spin a narrative out of thin air, Mr. Henderson, so indulge me – explain the Church of Transfiguration."
>>8737"No, a supreme being, I evoke the power of names, a mystic calling forth the stars, for one thing is certain – your safety, Mr. Energy Healer.