This is what it is to be the Rider. To see, and live with the darkest things humanity has in their souls. To not only encounter it, but to seek it out, live in it, bury himself in it.
And when the guilty are punished, there's nothing left in him for the innocent.
When he leaves the room, Alexei is in a heap, weighed down by his own sins for the rest of his days. Likewise, now, Alexei's sins are one more weight on the Rider, and one more soul with no more chances.
He passes by Irina without a word. The others will have to see to her, offer sympathy or condolence, the same way they'll need to see to the children. Right now, all Nick wants is a smoke and to get very, very drunk.
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