"Mmh..." He gathered Sandy close again, curling around him just a little to murmur, "That's part of what amazes me about you. 'Cause... 'Cause Karr was locked up like you. Awake, but not able to tell anyone, but he ended up..."

Twisted. Warped. Willing to twist and warp anyone he came in contact with, and break them to be his, the way Mike had been.

"And you... You're so different."