GIDEON
pulled out all your stitches
As for Mabel and how she ended up with he and Cian...for a moment he considered simply admitting to it. After all, it had been the right thing to do. The girl had been dead the moment the Voice had set her sights on her. But he knew the people here were still blinded by the Ascended's human appearance.
"How swiftly you all rush to defend these monsters and blame an honest man of the cloth." He shook his head as if deeply disappointed. "The 'child', as you call her, though I believe 'machine' to be a better word, was helping the Order with a task. Willingly, until her fellow Ascended encouraged rebellion and the Voice concurred. " That was all he'd say: honestly, Gideon was struggling to come up with a convincing story on the spot, exhausted as he already was.
It seemed he was wearing out his welcome for good now. Holding up a hand towards Maeve, he shook his head. "I won't need an escort. All I ask from you people is that you listen. Ask the right questions. Can you say you truly know your Ascended 'friends'? Or do you merely know machines made to say things to get under your guard? I hope you find out before there's a knife in your ribs."
With those parting words, Gideon activated his compass and disappeared.
Hubris is a bitch