Abby snorts, the sound humourless.

"Trust me, it's– not." It's funny to think of herself as a villain (kinda over the top, right...) but to some people she was. To Ellie, she probably was. To the Seraphites, she definitely was. "You have to find a way to break out of it. And keep going."

There is all the difference between inching forward and turning around in endless circles.