Carpe Noctem

Now that Jigano was apologising, Sam expected him to deny all that he had said, to chalk it up to madness. the admission of 'I don't know' rubbed salt into the already painful wound. There was truth to it, then? People thought all of that about him, even the ones close to him? For a moment he nearly crossed his arms and replied no, that's right, you don't know him but then Jigano fell down, and he had trouble getting the words out. It was hard to tell how much was his friend and how much was the illness. A long time passed where he looked at Jigano on the ground, holding his own arms. How things had changed that he could be in this position, looking down on his noble friend. He seemed so vulnerable now. Eventually, Sam took steps forward and held out his hand to help Jigano up. "If you cannot speak without trying to hurt me, I will walk you home in silence. Do you think we could do that? I...I cannot in good faith leave you here alone, Jigano." Of all the places to die, the Spire did not seem a good one. 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