"My perception of what I am and what I deserves is biased by my knowledge of the truth of myself, Lady. Even before my... bargain, I had done horrible things. Things I wouldn't take back, because they saved more lives than they took. Yet my time in my world has made me wish there had been alternatives. Life is precious."

He stopped with her, then looked up at the building. A small smile tickled the edge of his mouth. "Shall I carry you? Six flights is quite a way."