At lunch that day, Azrael sat with Maddison once more.
Maddison was eating her regular large portion of food, and Azrael just watched the people in the cafeteria calmly after he finished his own smaller portion.
The thought of Cleopatra and her offer for courtship came to his mind again, and Azrael wondered why Cleopatra chose him.
But this time, Azrael didn't feel any of the confusion or irritation that he felt earlier.
Instead, Azrael felt calm as he combed through all the things he knew about Cleopatra while trying to find a reason behind her actions.
Ever since Azrael completed the first Hymn of the Lithany and accepted who he was, he felt a much greater calmness and ease in his actions.
His mind had cleared, and the many emotions that used to plague him had slowly bled into cold logic. His guilt, hate, anger, and desperation had all been reduced to fuel for his ambition.
That was the only emotion that seemed to burn as brightly as ever in Azrael's heart.
