There it is. That quality John has come to know so well.
These young people who know so much. Too much.
These young people who never flinch.
"He and I were crouched there, in the belly of that ship. Waiting. Clutching sword and dagger, listening for the signal to hurl ourselves over the side and onto whatever merchant vessel had the misfortune to cross our path. As I recall, his hands were shaking."
As was natural, in such a situation, says the tip of John's head, the sweep of his hands in the air between them.
"At such a late point, there was no alternative. To flee would be signing one's own death warrant. It simply couldn't be done, so he threw himself over the side into the fray alongside the rest of us. Screaming at the top of his lungs, waving the sword. If I recall correctly, he dropped the dagger right off so he had to rely upon what he had left."
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These young people who know so much. Too much.
These young people who never flinch.
"He and I were crouched there, in the belly of that ship. Waiting. Clutching sword and dagger, listening for the signal to hurl ourselves over the side and onto whatever merchant vessel had the misfortune to cross our path. As I recall, his hands were shaking."
As was natural, in such a situation, says the tip of John's head, the sweep of his hands in the air between them.
"At such a late point, there was no alternative. To flee would be signing one's own death warrant. It simply couldn't be done, so he threw himself over the side into the fray alongside the rest of us. Screaming at the top of his lungs, waving the sword. If I recall correctly, he dropped the dagger right off so he had to rely upon what he had left."