"The Source? This Source of All Evil you mentioned before, right? If no one crosses it and lives, then why bother fighting it at all?" Kiki asked in a tone of voice that said it was more a question for Bel to contemplate later, rather than something she didn't actually understand.

"Phoebe does feel, I think, like her hands are pretty much tied. I think she would like it if you did help her figure out a way to help her get out of this marriage that didn't involve her sacrificing herself, her honor, or her Grace as opposed to her feeling condemned on all sides. Also," Kiki added, biting her lip in thought, "getting out of this wedding deal might not be something either of you can accomplish on your own. Or even together."

She took a breath. "I'm going to see if I can't work some of the details about this situation out of Mr. Crowley."