It says something about the depth of his rejection that that argument does not move him at all. Why prove them wrong, after all, when they're right about him? When all of them agree that he's the worst? Every clock chiming in concord, for one painfully blissful moment.

Except for one. He lowers his hand, glares at Raven. "Whatever's happening to him, he deserves. The same way I deserve whatever happens as a result of this. That's just a fact, whether you like it or not."