But here he is, flat on the floor, and he grunts slightly, rolling himself over onto his back with a huff and staring up through his eyebrows at Ray, crouched above him. ]
I'm quite alright. Apart from the minor bruises sustained by my pride.
[ But no broken noses or wrists despite the fall, and at least in a way they're close to each other again. He blinks, huffs, then closes his eyes for just a few moments, going back over everything that had just happened. They'd really been interrupted by Turnbull. With an axe. And it was totally routine, like this was something that happened every day to everyone, not just people who hung around with crazy Mounties.
He opened his eyes again slowly, fixed them on Ray, and lowered his voice just slightly. ]
I think I broke all of your rules but the last one, Ray. I don't suppose I could trouble you for a reprieve, citing extraneous circumstances?
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But here he is, flat on the floor, and he grunts slightly, rolling himself over onto his back with a huff and staring up through his eyebrows at Ray, crouched above him. ]
I'm quite alright. Apart from the minor bruises sustained by my pride.
[ But no broken noses or wrists despite the fall, and at least in a way they're close to each other again. He blinks, huffs, then closes his eyes for just a few moments, going back over everything that had just happened. They'd really been interrupted by Turnbull. With an axe. And it was totally routine, like this was something that happened every day to everyone, not just people who hung around with crazy Mounties.
He opened his eyes again slowly, fixed them on Ray, and lowered his voice just slightly. ]
I think I broke all of your rules but the last one, Ray. I don't suppose I could trouble you for a reprieve, citing extraneous circumstances?