"How?"
"You want me to burn what belongs to the dead?" Martin asked. The Nightmaretaker- The Man Possessed by the Devil
Martin thought of the patients whose last nights he'd held, of the names they'd bled into his memory. He thought of the men on the board who would relish tidy outcomes. He thought of Elise, who had offered him the option of being useful. He drew in a breath and rose. but a man broken and redeemed.
The townsfolk, who had been watching from a distance, cheered as Elijah stumbled out of the mine, his eyes clear and his spirit free. He was no longer the Nightmaretaker, but a man broken and redeemed. The Nightmaretaker- The Man Possessed by the Devil