The words sting, but Rae doesn't let that hinder her. She steps towards him, hands spread. "I want you to finish this ritual so you'll rest. You're exhausted and upset, and practically dead on your feet."

But because she is honest, she adds, quietly, "I've never made a secret of my thoughts on Spinning. I had... thought you had already grown past those hopes of... ruling your own little story-world."