"You didn't have a choice, Miseria, "Khaat said. "Don't think about it. In these dangerous times, we all are doing things we would not normally do. This is a war between good and evil, and you've clearly chosen your side. Stand your ground now. in these days, more and more of us will be killing just to stay alive. We have no choice. I don't know why they're still out there, but I refuse to just give in to them."
"I've been giving some thought to the arrangements we need to make," Khaat said, changing the subject to talk carefully about the funeral arrangements they needed to make. "I have some ideas. Do you want to help pick out clothes for your parents and pick out flowers and those sorts of choices? I don't think it s good for you to do that by yourself. I think Rob and I should do that with you.
"Your mother has a very lovely white dress upstairs in the closet, and your father has a very nice looking suit. I will deliver whatever we decide to the local funeral parlor so you don't need to do that. I think your mother's magical garden gives me some excellent ideas on flowers for them. She was quite a gardener. Did they have any special music that you think they might have wanted? Or that you might want? There are a lot of choices to make, but I think if we help, you can get through it very well."