‘They are defined either by narrative or by reality. They don‘t go beyond that. The only person who can ever set bounds on you should be yourself.‘
It all sounded perfectly reasonable, but from Irene‘s perspective, the fact that Alberich was a murderer and traitor suggested there were flaws in his philosophy.

‘Is anyone up there?‘ came a yell in French from downstairs.
The natural human response was to shout, ‘No!‘ Which said something about humanity.