Carrick immediately opened his mouth to fling back a biting denial, but he knew in his heart that Russell was right.
"You can't understand because this is your century," he stated. "You belong in the world as it is. I don't. The world I knew is long gone - apart from him."
He shook his head. "in any case, it's over. I doubt I'll ever see him again. We had what we wanted from each other and he's back with his Master."