“Give up.”
The Ferryman said.
He didn’t even bother asking whether the method would work.
“Is today too painful for you? Another today is waiting. Just go there and settle. That’s all you need.”
It was persuasion—but even the Ferryman himself wasn’t putting effort into it.
Of course it didn’t work. And the Ferryman knew it wouldn’t, so he didn’t bother pretending to care.
He was just saying it because it had to be said. Going through the motions.
