Infidels

[Nox]

Nox laughed. "No offense intended, but the world is already a fucking lonely place.  If no one needed my protection again then I probably died a long time ago."  Nox tried not to pull away from the fatherly touch.  But he couldn't help it.  They were speaking too close to things that he'd beleived as a boy.  Though Nox flinched he didn't escape, he didn't try.  "I don't know what you want to hear from me.  I'm simple.  The fact that I'm still alive today means I can get another day.  I enjoy each breath I take that doesn't come followed by a cough or pain.  Any day I'm not hunted by the Atharim is a good day.  Unlike you, I'm not the most feared man in the world. I haven't returned any bodies to the Atharim unrecognizable.  I just want to keep breathing so I can enjoy the next moment."



Nox shook his head.  "I'm sorry if that's not what you want to hear."