"He was gone a long time ago, Anders." It takes some effort for Nathaniel to flip on the narrow cot, bruised as he still is, but he manages with a grunt as he sinks back down. "He spoke of vengeance before he ever possessed you. When we spoke, when I told him why it might be acceptable for him to possess someone willing, I said that if he gave instead of taking, I would consider him no demon. And what did he do besides take without giving, at the end?"