Carpe Noctem

Once again, silence spun out between them. With one hand, Sam fiddled with the bottom of his shirt, the only outward display of the great well of anxiety spilling over inside him. He had very rarely stood up for himself and the few times he had, it had not gone well. It seemed this was not going to be an exception. Jigano's words cut deep and he stared, wide eyed, nothing to say. He held immense guilt about his role in the Blight (if he did indeed spread it, which he did not yet know) and especially in regards to Jigano and Ronin having it. He opened his mouth then shut it, then looked up to the ceiling as he tried to hold back tears. "...F...Fine. If that's how you feel, I'll leave you alone." Swiftly, he turned and tried to run down the stairs and out the door as quickly as he could. 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