Kushiel's Justice - Jacqueline Carey - Chapitre 54

"My lord... I am D'Angeline."
"D'Angeline," he mused. "What does that mean ? Elua ben Yeshua was born of the blood of the mashiach. And yet he rejected his birthright when it was offered to him."
"Blessed Elua had more than one birthright, Father," I said. "The one he choose was love."
"Carnal love," he said. "Not divine love."
I shrugged. "We are mortal flesh, my lord. How can we separate the two ?"