Chapter Four: ‘Embolden thy steeled heart...’ Click to display entire chapter at once -- ( mobile link ) Hector shifted at his desk. ‘ ...

“Thank you, Jeremy. That was very informative and tedious. You can take your seat, now.” Jeremy took his seat. Mr. Cormac stood and addre...

At length, Garovel relented. ‘ Well, have it your way. ’ When Hector finally looked up again, hoping the red in his face was gone, he saw t...

‘ What was that about? ’ Garovel asked, floating closer. ‘ You can’t even talk to a girl? You do remember only needing one hand to subdue a ...

‘ Oh... okay... So I... so I just screwed things up, then... ’ ‘ No, you did fine, Hector. In fact, your intervention ensured that it didn’...

‘ But... why? I don’t... ’ ‘ Like I said, we don’t always agree with one another. That extends to more essential questions, as well. Such a...

‘ No, I mean... uh... why are you trying to help people here in Brighton? I mean... with all the horrible shit going on in the world, aren’t...

It sometimes seemed a strange thing to him that he could feel so alone with so many people around, but the more he thought about it, the mor...

‘ Sorry, but that really needs to go away on its own. I told you to expect pain, didn’t I? ’ He stood slowly and regretted every moment of ...

“You didn’t mention anything... about whatever the hell... you did to me back there...” This time, his pauses were attributed more to his ex...