Last spark from the ashes

"Oh. Well, even still, I've never heard you try defiance. I know that doesn't come easy for you." Nike might not even like hearing it called that, but Blaze thinks it's impressive.

She's starting to feel like she has a handle on what's upset the angel, but she's not prepared for Nike's words. Not prepared for how hard they hit. Nike has always been different to any of them, obviously. Different in ways it's taken Blaze a long while to fully appreciate. But she's always thought, if anything, that the strange nature and antics of her human associates (friends) was something the angel mostly just tolerated. Accepted without necessarily understanding. It didn't occur to her that Nike might envy any of it.

She's at a loss for what to say first - what comes out is: "But you don't need it. I mean- I know you're not of the Traveler, but you already carry your own Light. And I don't need the Traveler to tell me you're worthy."