He looked at An Su with the same gaze one would give to a monster.
"Such a pity," Mr. Demon said with regret and pain, shaking his head, "just a bit short of the necessary heat. There's no chance now."
The most painful thing in life is to be without money, but what's more painful than lacking money is being in debt without money, and what's even more painful than debt is to be in debt, without money, and still alive.
Despite the countless shocks that An Su had already brought, Mr. Demon still did not believe that An Su could light the Shadow Candle—not only did he think so, but even An Su's ardent supporters did not hold out any hope.
Because the 'Shadow' in the faith of Shadow and the Unknown is a belief that values racial bloodlines above all else.
Even as the Child of the Curse, An Su was always a pure-blooded human.
