Iron Station Savage Masks IC IV

[InTheMachine]

November 1st
John
Grayson raises his head and looks steadily into John’s eyes. “If you heard the conversation, then you know what I said. I’m not going to take it back,” he says firmly. He seems to loose his nerve after his statement though, and breaks eye contact again. “I n-never ever mean to cause her pain or upset her. Until yesterday I d-didn’t know that she could feel when the dragon hurts me.”

“I want to w-work with you, John,” Grayson says softly as the magician turns to leave. “I really do, but y-you don’t understand how much it hu-hurts. It takes everything I ha-have to stay in control when he gets angry. I-I don’t want to hurt anyone… l-least of of someone that Emi cares about. Th-that’s why I left yesterday. He made a deal with me. If I l-let him have full control for the day, he wouldn’t try to hurt me or t-take control for a week.”