How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Yes, I was afraid of what might happen to me. But the fear was delicious because it was my own emotion, inside my mind, created by my actions. For me and from me. (5.25)
Because of his choices, Kiriel is afraid—very afraid. Hey, we would be, too, if our boss was the devil himself. Yet his comment also reveals to us that he gets to choose his own path in life and there are consequences because of it.
Quote #5
Why would an all-knowing One create a being and give it a nature—give it desire, give it need—and then reject that being for doing what its nature called it to do? Why would He insert imperfections into His creations and then punish them for not being able to overcome those imperfections? (6.23)
If you put it that way, it does seem unfair that humans are given a desire to "sin," as Kiriel calls it, and then punished for doing so. Why would the Creator give humans taste buds if gluttony was a bad thing? Kiriel suggests that free will is unfair because eventually everyone who gives into it suffers the same fate.
Quote #6
I didn't want to hurt anyone, because I didn't want to be around any more hurt. So far, I felt I hadn't hurt anyone. I'd had no more impact—negative or positive—than I did in my regular job. (10.4)
Even though Kiriel keeps telling us that he doesn't have any choices at home, we can't help but wonder whether that's true or not. How else could he get to earth, steal a body, and live for a while without anyone bothering to bring him back? It seems like he's told he doesn't have free will, but really does.