Adam froze as Hiro appeared, sword or no. He'd never been afraid in battle, never been afraid of Hiro, until he actually left, but with the grave yawning behind him, he felt his heart skip a beat and the block of ice that seemed to have settled inside him grew even colder.
Quick as lightning, though, his fingers wrapped around the sword, heedless of the cutting pain, the slick blood that wetted his palm, and regardless of Jack's stepping back. He knew how quick Hiro could be with that thing.
"I'll thank you not to be pointing my sword at my friends, carp."
He was rather proud of how steady his voice was, how quiet, given that all he could think was which one of these graves he'd end up in next. Jack could heal, and he didn't think Hiro would do anything worse to him. He didn't know Jack, had no reason to hurt him except for freeing Adam. Which meant, he'd somehow have to trust Jack to find him again if Hiro moved them away now that he'd connected. He'd caught the shame, but it didn't do very much to reassure him.
"And his business is undoing what you wrought when you buried me alive." He shook his head slowly. "Did you really think you could keep me in there?" Taunting the boy? Probably not his best move, but he couldn't seem to stop it, lips curving into a cold smile that belied the terror, the screams, the shredded satin and the hours of dark nothingness.
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Date: 2007-12-05 06:38 am (UTC)Quick as lightning, though, his fingers wrapped around the sword, heedless of the cutting pain, the slick blood that wetted his palm, and regardless of Jack's stepping back. He knew how quick Hiro could be with that thing.
"I'll thank you not to be pointing my sword at my friends, carp."
He was rather proud of how steady his voice was, how quiet, given that all he could think was which one of these graves he'd end up in next. Jack could heal, and he didn't think Hiro would do anything worse to him. He didn't know Jack, had no reason to hurt him except for freeing Adam. Which meant, he'd somehow have to trust Jack to find him again if Hiro moved them away now that he'd connected. He'd caught the shame, but it didn't do very much to reassure him.
"And his business is undoing what you wrought when you buried me alive." He shook his head slowly. "Did you really think you could keep me in there?" Taunting the boy? Probably not his best move, but he couldn't seem to stop it, lips curving into a cold smile that belied the terror, the screams, the shredded satin and the hours of dark nothingness.