[ there's a look, here, that he shoots towards alhaitham that is far sharper than any words he could say. looks that could kill, fire that could not be tamed. he all but growls, again. ]

Are you used to putting your own dreams and plans ahead of other people's own? [ a question for a question. venom for venom. two can play this game. ] Do you think yourself superior, or perhaps you are simply egoist, and you don't want other people to succeed in life. What, you think Lokapala was going to ruin your life, so you saw fit to ruin ours first? Do you fancy ruining a person's life for your own benefits?

[ he stands, then, at last. there's very little food left, and if he's any lucky, no one will be punished for it. the weight of their pain will be too heavy to carry, but kaveh would still do it, damned be the consequences. damned be his own health.

without any direction, he leans against a wall furthest across alhaitham. any closer, he might have jumped him. ]