“Thousands of years ago, she asked God to save her life. Technically, he did, but she paid a terrible price, and she spent almost a myriad in pain.” Palamedes isn’t defending her exactly, just stating facts. “She killed half a dozen people, and would have kept going until she had her revenge.”

He sips his tea.

“So. Yes. She was a rather…unpleasant person.”

When Valdis shifts the topic back to her own memory, Pal looks at her with interest. “Who was he, in the end?”