Cole sat and waited for Rhys to speak again. He wanted to just blurt it all out, explain, but he realised Rhys needed to control the pace of this conversation. Maybe it would stop Cole from overwhelming him.

"I don't know. I went- somewhere Dark. Other. You didn't kill anyone, Rhys. I did that. I'm- a manifested spirit. I don't need to make others do things for me. I was Mercy. I was spiralling to Despair but then- there was you."