Warren regarded her with wariness in his eyes. His mindset wasn't stable enough to properly gauge her demeanor and her words sliced right through him.
Look at her you fool she pities you
or maybe doesn't trust you enough in public
no better than you deserve
He silenced the whispers with his words. "I was mostly done for now." He tried to put on a polite smile, but it was missing something. "I have to repl- pick up something from the Quicksand, but really, you don't need to-"
His words gave out and he looked away again as he cleared his throat, fighting back the sensation of the airway closing.
Look at her you fool she pities you
or maybe doesn't trust you enough in public
no better than you deserve
He silenced the whispers with his words. "I was mostly done for now." He tried to put on a polite smile, but it was missing something. "I have to repl- pick up something from the Quicksand, but really, you don't need to-"
His words gave out and he looked away again as he cleared his throat, fighting back the sensation of the airway closing.