Re-l didn't bother to argue with him on souls. She didn't know enough, and it was ultimately immaterial to her goals.
She was still watching him very closely. He was definitely bitter and angry, but she could understand that. She would have felt the same way. And he didn't show any signs of doing something drastic or irreparable, so it was probably safe to let him stay. Then he mentioned the Doctor, and something in her stomach curled up. She'd liked the old man a lot. He was sensible, practical and he didn't wave his emotions around on a flag. But she couldn't afford sentimentality. Whoever he was, he was no longer in her life.
"I wonder if he found a way home," Re-l said. "It's a bad thing that he's gone, but it's not our main priority. And I didn't mean him. I meant the doctor you mentioned to me earlier." She'd met him herself, on the journey, though they hadn't talked much.
"It should be fine for you to stay here," she said, rubbing the kitten's ears, "and I can see why you want to, but I think not telling your brother about this is a mistake. Learning how to manage your life without sight, however temporarily, means having someone here to teach you, and I'm not the right person to do that." She almost laughed, but stopped herself. "I'm too impatient and too irritable. Aziraphale would do a much better job."
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She was still watching him very closely. He was definitely bitter and angry, but she could understand that. She would have felt the same way. And he didn't show any signs of doing something drastic or irreparable, so it was probably safe to let him stay. Then he mentioned the Doctor, and something in her stomach curled up. She'd liked the old man a lot. He was sensible, practical and he didn't wave his emotions around on a flag. But she couldn't afford sentimentality. Whoever he was, he was no longer in her life.
"I wonder if he found a way home," Re-l said. "It's a bad thing that he's gone, but it's not our main priority. And I didn't mean him. I meant the doctor you mentioned to me earlier." She'd met him herself, on the journey, though they hadn't talked much.
"It should be fine for you to stay here," she said, rubbing the kitten's ears, "and I can see why you want to, but I think not telling your brother about this is a mistake. Learning how to manage your life without sight, however temporarily, means having someone here to teach you, and I'm not the right person to do that." She almost laughed, but stopped herself. "I'm too impatient and too irritable. Aziraphale would do a much better job."