I never said anything about making you the villain. Do not confuse my words as something they are not. I do not hate you, I never have. [He didn't. But he couldn't allow Mithos to hurt others..... and himself, for that matter, with his actions. That was why he had taken up the job of watching him, with Raine. He had hoped that with time, Mithos might gain some sort of equilibrium, might find some semblance of happiness. He cared about him, but he would not turn a blind eye to his faults.] It is far from it. You were a friend to her, and someone who understood her in ways that I could not. But I will not lie and say you never hurt her or encouraged her hatred in ways that did nothing but cause her difficulty.

[....More difficulty than Mithos realized, admittedly. But Freyjadour couldn't tell him that. Could not tell either of them that.

It would hurt the both of them far more than he could stomach.]