"I was an angel," Valdis corrected, "But not anymore. I'm not of Heaven or Hell. Neither an Angel nor a Demon."

His discomfort didn't make any sense, so she tried to push it away, but the unexpected softness in his voice made such a thing difficult.

"Yes...but my father tried before that," she said, her voice quiet as she watched him without quite making eye contact, "But I killed him first...Though I didn't even know who he was at the time."