Two Eyes Cenote heliocereus

"safiya's heart is large." 

and it would be her undoing if she did not learn to temper it. he thought of her now, traveling; his heart hurt. "he brings gifts for her. he lurks along the walls. but more than that, my son, he —" how did he explain to the pure-hearted boy the sort of malevolence which had justified his violence?

and did he wish them also to see this portion of himself?

"he is a rat, kheti. the lowest of the very low. there is no reason for him to bring gifts to a girl. to sing. to wait, to speak with her again and again." and there it was, and he was silent for a long moment, pain creasing his face as he shut his eyes.