10-08-2013, 06:34 AM
Tony could see the struggle in Jensen's mind, like a pitched battle between feuding tribes. He had not expected to change the man's mind, not really, but it was good to see that his words were having some effect.
When Jensen said his farewells, Tony smiled and nodded his head, but said nothing. He was not about to lie just to make Jensen feel better, but he didn't want to agitate the matter either. The best he could hope for was that the man came to terms with himself and his faith.
Tony was reluctant to release the power, but after Jensen had disappeared, he forced himself to do so. The exhaustion hammered him, but he grit his teeth, one final task to attend to.
Although Jensen said he was fine, Tony knew better. While the demons of his own making could be left to rest, the real demons would gut the man as soon as they found him. The thought was a tad dramatic, even for Tony's taste, but no less significant. Whatever the government was doing to people with the Sickness, he had yet to find one who had returned alive.
So Tony set off to follow the man back to his house. He would have to keep an eye out for him, and although he did want Jensen to remain untroubled, the man's well-being was not his only concern. If the government captured him, they might want him to talk, and Tony did not want his name to reach the ears of anyone inside the circus that the Ascendancy ruled over.
When Jensen said his farewells, Tony smiled and nodded his head, but said nothing. He was not about to lie just to make Jensen feel better, but he didn't want to agitate the matter either. The best he could hope for was that the man came to terms with himself and his faith.
Tony was reluctant to release the power, but after Jensen had disappeared, he forced himself to do so. The exhaustion hammered him, but he grit his teeth, one final task to attend to.
Although Jensen said he was fine, Tony knew better. While the demons of his own making could be left to rest, the real demons would gut the man as soon as they found him. The thought was a tad dramatic, even for Tony's taste, but no less significant. Whatever the government was doing to people with the Sickness, he had yet to find one who had returned alive.
So Tony set off to follow the man back to his house. He would have to keep an eye out for him, and although he did want Jensen to remain untroubled, the man's well-being was not his only concern. If the government captured him, they might want him to talk, and Tony did not want his name to reach the ears of anyone inside the circus that the Ascendancy ruled over.