While she was speaking to Calhoun they were interrupted by Theodore, who had come to the gallery room to talk about some matters, and Madeline returned to Beth's room, watching over her so that when Beth would be awake, she would be here with her sister.
She pulled the chair near to Beth's bed, sitting down and she started to read the book given by Paschar. Calling him father was strange, thought Madeline to herself. She remembered the white wings that spread behind his back. They weren't huge like Calhoun's, and it appeared to be of average size.
Madeline wondered if Paschar's abilities had been taken away or if he was careful when it came to using them. Because she knew he could kill Lilith, but he didn't. Instead, he had punished her by turning her to a human, while Calhoun had given the final touch to her life by pushing her down from the tower.