Nine nights (1)

It takes Alexander several nights to tell me the whole story.

The first night, he just blabbers random events from what he calls his first life. I can't understand a thing, but I let him talk it out.

His head is bowed, and his shoulders dropped. He feels scrutinised under my careful watch, but I can't move my eyes away from him.

All I can think of is that he indeed is crazy.

Not in a bad way, though. He doesn't want to kill anyone. He doesn't need anything special to soothe his temper.

He's just convinced that he already lived once.

Nothing that could make him do something crazy. Unless he becomes so convinced that something will happen that he doesn't think of the consequences.

However, my Duke has been unreasonable so few times that I don't feel in danger.

At least, now I can understand his actions if anything odd happens.

The second night, it becomes a bit clearer.