haven't we been here before

"What am I?" Loren snorted, and his expression twisted once more into something ugly. "I am the Grand Healer of Halo. Whom you just assaulted without cause, I might add." Tone challenging, he raised his eyebrows at Delphine. Picking up more herbs with his telekinesis, he tossed them into the mortar. The pestle was lifted with his telekinesis as well, and he ground the herbs with practiced strokes. Letting out a bitter laugh, he gave her an almost incredulous look. "Hate to be the one to break it to you, but sometimes we hurt the people we love." He flung it at her almost as an accusation. Much more softly he added, "Sometimes especially the people we love." LOREN Not quite an open book