Horus looks up and searches Emmanuel's face for some sign that his casual attitude about the attack is a lie, but he seems perfectly sincere. So why does that only make the weight on Horus's shoulders feel like it's doubled? No one should just accept how terribly he's flubbed their "protection" at this point, with a car accident and now an attack in the same damn establishment on the list.
Miserably, he shakes his head.]
He should never have gotten that close without me noticing. I didn't feel him at all! And then when I tracked him down - [A certain wildness takes over Horus's gaze, one that Emmanuel has seen at least once before, but it flickers out almost as quickly as it appeared. His voice is shaking when he continues:] - he's so powerful now. Too powerful for me to fight.
[That's when he finally stands up, but only to address his father across the bed:] Dad, you need to put someone else on this. I'm not strong enough to protect him properly.
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Horus looks up and searches Emmanuel's face for some sign that his casual attitude about the attack is a lie, but he seems perfectly sincere. So why does that only make the weight on Horus's shoulders feel like it's doubled? No one should just accept how terribly he's flubbed their "protection" at this point, with a car accident and now an attack in the same damn establishment on the list.
Miserably, he shakes his head.]
He should never have gotten that close without me noticing. I didn't feel him at all! And then when I tracked him down - [A certain wildness takes over Horus's gaze, one that Emmanuel has seen at least once before, but it flickers out almost as quickly as it appeared. His voice is shaking when he continues:] - he's so powerful now. Too powerful for me to fight.
[That's when he finally stands up, but only to address his father across the bed:] Dad, you need to put someone else on this. I'm not strong enough to protect him properly.