Noelle was witch with a harmless, but infinitely useful power to read the emotions of others. She was charming, passionate, and intelligent; a few years than I am now.
[She smiles painfully at the memory of her.] Initially, she worked very well with the rest of us especially Abel. Like many women, she grew to be quite fond of him. [Her gaze lingers on Wade again in case he missed the implication of that.]
A couple of years into her service she suddenly quit. I let her go quietly to live out her days in a monastery out of respect for her contributions. Unfortunately, I was forced to call her back to work with Abel one last time after an incident with a certain man left myself and Father Tres injured-- more so with him than myself.
Noelle returned faithfully and was able to uncover key parts of what that man had planned, but by calling her back, I put her in the middle of an incredibly dangerous situation. While I wasn't present for what followed and Abel's report was shaky at best, this is what I gathered happened: he already planned to destroy the city of Barcelona that Noelle was conducting her investigation in, but he made sure Abel had the opportunity to be made aware of the fact Noelle was dying while it happened. Abel blamed himself for being unable to save her and the city. He ran away and quit AX shortly afterward.
It took time and the threat of Rome suffering the same fate to get him return. He never forgave himself for it. To this day, he only mentions her when we run into that man.
[There's a deliberate pause before she asks too innocently.] Now tell me Wade what does that make you think of Abel?
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[She smiles painfully at the memory of her.] Initially, she worked very well with the rest of us especially Abel. Like many women, she grew to be quite fond of him. [Her gaze lingers on Wade again in case he missed the implication of that.]
A couple of years into her service she suddenly quit. I let her go quietly to live out her days in a monastery out of respect for her contributions. Unfortunately, I was forced to call her back to work with Abel one last time after an incident with a certain man left myself and Father Tres injured-- more so with him than myself.
Noelle returned faithfully and was able to uncover key parts of what that man had planned, but by calling her back, I put her in the middle of an incredibly dangerous situation. While I wasn't present for what followed and Abel's report was shaky at best, this is what I gathered happened: he already planned to destroy the city of Barcelona that Noelle was conducting her investigation in, but he made sure Abel had the opportunity to be made aware of the fact Noelle was dying while it happened. Abel blamed himself for being unable to save her and the city. He ran away and quit AX shortly afterward.
It took time and the threat of Rome suffering the same fate to get him return. He never forgave himself for it. To this day, he only mentions her when we run into that man.
[There's a deliberate pause before she asks too innocently.] Now tell me Wade what does that make you think of Abel?