"I know, but he doesn't let anyone help him, Briseis. He's--he struggles," with the demon inside him. With being a monster. Harry knew, he understood that now and it was hard to reconcile the better parts of your being with the one that tried to destroy you and others. He frowned at her.
"It's better this way, Briseis, so he's not hurting you. Okay? He's designed to get in there and break down barriers, he's designed to fool, to seduce, to dominate. It's not your fault you believed him. Everyone does. Alright?" But he wasn't a bad person, but how could Harry tell her that when she'd seen the worst of Thomas in her own eyes?