Not for the first time, Morrigan wished that she could pull Drusilla into her skin and bare her soul. Such an action would have its own risks — Dru would see the traitorous Doubt around Mor's own ritual — but then she would not have to find the way to explain herself, because Dru would already understand. She rubbed her thumbs in circles on the back of Dru's hands.

"So I cannot marry him," Mor voiced.