The Keeper smiled sadly — the kind of sad smile that comes from understanding something that others still struggled to perceive. "The First Witness observes. That is its nature. The Compass guides. That is yours. But guiding is not the same as controlling. If the Witness chooses darkness, you may walk beside him. If he chooses light, you may walk beside him. If he chooses neither, if he chooses something that makes no sense to you or to anyone else, you must still walk beside him."
He looked directly into her eyes with the intensity of someone attempting to communicate something fundamental. "The greatest sin ever committed by a Compass — perhaps the only genuine sin possible for something created to guide — is believing it knows better than the one it guides. Believing that your judgment is superior to his freedom."
