[A slight wince at the memory, because even after all this time... it's still fresh.]

I told him once that the dark would destroy him, and do you know what he said? "The darkness may destroy my body, but it can't touch my heart." I was twisted by malice, so my response was: "Really. Well, we'll just see about that."

[He shakes his head, disappointed in himself.] Learned that lesson the hard way.