Horizon Ridge You need it so believe it

Deep down, he knew he was a fickle creature just like the wolves he described. A man without conviction; spineless, just as Vuk had accused him to be. He had been ready to throw away everything -- to bend the Lords will to his own so he could lay claim to the aforementioned woman. But in the end, Hiram chose Raas over her, despite his feelings. However, with the allure of temptation assailing his senses, the cardinal had not been as pious.

"No," he lied, embarrassed of his true nature. "I'd like to think I'm different." This, however, was no lie. He liked to think of himself as a good man, but time after time he proved himself wrong. "And you?" Diverting away and shielding his sensitivities. "Are you a woman of conviction and commitment?"