"Did you ever think that your life is a wonder to someone who lives in a cage?" His voice only cracked slightly as he spoke. His hands throbbed hotly as he carefully kept them where Adam couldn't see. He thought he felt something wet sliding from his palms but the damage wouldn't be permanent. The guardian had to be kept whole no matter what happened. "Every day you see things that I only dream of. How can you be worthless when you're free?"

He wanted to relax. Maybe sit beside Adam but he knew that he wouldn't be able to hide his injuries if he did. And, technically, he had been given orders by the priestess that he'd failed to complete. Sitting idle didn't seem appropriate after that. "If they matter so much to you, why did you hate telling me anything about them? I wanted to ask you so many questions but you barely spoke to me. So I didn't."