Rainier knew there was a calmer place to be. He could see it, he just had to reach far enough.

"They talk about everyone behind their back Surreal, not just you. Even after everything, too much of the Blood lifestyle has an idleness breed into it that allows for such pointless wastes of time."

Calm. He was almost there.

"There are good things here."

He reached out a hand, and once Rainier was fairly certain his fingers wouldn't get removed, he entended that compelling tilt of her chin, once more.