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[that -- was not what he'd been expecting.]
I... would not wish for anyone to become like me who did not wish it freely. Although Diva gave Ashton a choice, he was dying. It was unfair of him to have to choose between an unknown life as a different being, and death.
[pause] Knowing what I know about the way people now view me certainly speaks against making the choice he did. However --
[and here's the rub] I find it impossible to be unhappy, despite that. Call it what you will, but serving her fulfills me. He will feel the same.