Rot that the Selfish Endure

Phillip Marsden was not all bad - but his soul had developed that kind of rot that the selfish endure when goodness begins to offend them, and in the later part of the malaise, causes them pain.

He had absconded from a permanent hell only because of this alliance - and now were he to be without their influence he would perish, as it was their life force that animated his every move.

-Gabriel Brunsdon, Puck in Hell, Azlander Series