[ at that, there's a short laugh, or whatever resembles one through communion - a sort of bitter and skeptical amusement. ]

Yeah, I don't think so. Not me.

[ he's with her on that. Her explanation makes more sense, anyway - that anyone can connect to power like that. After all, he'd already connected with something "holy" before this, hadn't he? ]

I hope you're right about the other stuff, though. I'm tired of feeling like we're the side that doesn't know anything.