Carpe Noctem

Jigano threw insult after insult at him, his voice twisted into an almost evil sneer that Sam had never heard in his friend before. At first, he was upset, panicked; despite the fact that he was clearly the stronger of the two he felt in danger. The words cut right to his insecurities. Jigano had always been smart, he supposed. Intuitive. And now he could use that ability to know where just to press for Sam. But then...perhaps it was the shreds of self-worth Sam had picked up over the last months, or perhaps it was just the time for it to happen, but he turned around. "That...That's quite enough, Jigano." He said firmly, his voice anxious but steady. Looking over his guildmaster and seeing the clear signs of illness on him, he felt more pity than he did anger in the moment. "You are not feeling well and I think it's making you talk like that. You wouldn't....my friend wouldn't be like that to me. If you want to keep being so rude, then we can stay silent for the rest of the walk." He lifted his chin and met Jigano's eyes with his own. Samuel He took a step but then felt tired He said, I'll rest a little while But when he tried to walk again He wasn't a child