Ivid said:Outside, Calahan will pat on Father Berman's back and offer him some of his pipeweed.
"Wanna try? Extra strong tobacco from Saragoss.
- But be careful, it is said that one begins to see the ghosts of the fallen
if one smokes too much of it in a row..."
An attempt at reconcilliation?
"Thanks" Father Berman replies as he accepts. "I've always wanted to see a ghost. Ghosts are spirits who refuse to accept their proper fate. They can not be at peace until they fully accept the greater wisdom of Lady Ezra. That is why this symbol" he touches his butterfly amulet "holds a certain power over the undead. What a ghost truly needs, though, is to be persuaded of his fate."
(Speaking softly, not to be overheard, to Callahan and Perrin) "Speaking of fates, we must decide what to do with Alek. I would like to have him charged with murder, by way of the exploding mask, as well as drug dealing, and other crimes with the aim of seeing him hang. Yet some of us seem more inclined to reward his fingering of other suspects with leniency. What do you think?"