[ They are raw. They're as raw as the burns on Rafa's skin, seared into him by this arena. He's been like this before, of course, but it's been a long time. The last time was when Shane was trapped in Fae. Before that was the time he'd killed his father. That's the mood he's in now.
Compared to that turmoil, his outer calm is a startling contrast. ]
Oh, I will not? [ He pushes off the wall. ] I have resisted everyone else. I am going nowhere.
[ But inside, it's a different story. ]
I cannot! Ignacio, you do not understand, I cannot leave him. If you would take one of us then take him instead, take Hunter so that they cannot make me hurt him again. Please! I do not care what happens to me.
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Compared to that turmoil, his outer calm is a startling contrast. ]
Oh, I will not? [ He pushes off the wall. ] I have resisted everyone else. I am going nowhere.
[ But inside, it's a different story. ]
I cannot! Ignacio, you do not understand, I cannot leave him. If you would take one of us then take him instead, take Hunter so that they cannot make me hurt him again. Please! I do not care what happens to me.