"What right indeed," Judas murmured. He still felt mixed on the issue. On the one hand, it may lead to a more cordial relationship with one of the only people who might be called friend. On the other, without Mary as an outside confirmation of his own self-hatred, what was to be the daily reminder of his sins?
"You're not a bad person either," he said. The waiter was coming towards them. "What do you say of a starter of red wine and garlic bread?"