went on, “It’s a big, bad world. In the end, you’re all alone in it.”
To someone who didn’t know Morris, it might have seemed that
he was unmoved by the whole situation, even gloating. But
underneath his titanium exterior, Roy knew he was broken. He could
hear it in the way his sentences trailed off. There was no longer any
thunder in his voice. Ellie and Roy had been his only connection with
humanity and now he was completely alone. They were meant to
worship him, to love him even. But they loved each other more.
As the ship left the harbor, Roy could see Bidden’s outline
illuminated against the encroaching gloom. It seemed to him a
darkness that would last forever and stretch out in all directions.
ABYSSINIA
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