Parting

She knew about the 10,000 places and didn't think she could secure one. Besides, she didn't want to abandon the millions of angels she had just converted. That would be the epitome of hypocrisy. It was the lot of all angels in the service of Aurae.

Jake turned to Hade, who shrugged and said,

"I've already tried everything to convince her. Bigotry is the worst."

"I prefer to call it a sense of honor and duty." Caphriel grinned without resenting him for his tactlessness.

If anything, she knew the Fluid Grandmaster was totally right. She was putting Aurae's commandments ahead of her own feelings.

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Jake didn't dwell on it and bid her farewell. Before leaving, he turned around one last time and said to the resigned Virtue,