He's threatened me a lot since I stood up to Glitch, but this is the first time in awhile it's felt like actually a credible threat, and not just him blowing off steam.

[She pauses to gather her thoughts for a moment.]

I guess I kind of knew this was a possibility - that he'd break the curse we cast on him and immediately start backsliding, but I didn't think he'd actually find a way to break it without actually feeling real remorse for the things he did in Deerington. I figured even if he did try to pick up his old habits again, it would be... I dunno, less serious. If he had the experience of feeling bad about hurting the people around him.