[ If anything, Royce is accomplished at hiding. Stealth is absolutely his strong suit, and so he's not really expecting anybody to be able to track him. He's wary of it, though. If anybody wanted to kill him now, this would be the best time to do it. He won't let that happen.
It's frustrating, though. He can't see - he feels blind, unable to see through the dark like normal. He wonders if this is how it feels for Hadrian, for Gwen, and feels that irritation grow. No time to think about them now. He needs to be alert.
So when he hears moving beneath him, he goes still. Barely breathes. This isn't a permanent hiding spot - he'll be moving in a moment, when his leg stops bleeding, but for now, he needs this to be a safe place. It's not. Even the fact that it's Red doesn't help much. There's a pause, and then Royce sighs, shifting and peering down out of the tree. ]
Red. Come to finish me off? [ He's only half kidding. ]
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It's frustrating, though. He can't see - he feels blind, unable to see through the dark like normal. He wonders if this is how it feels for Hadrian, for Gwen, and feels that irritation grow. No time to think about them now. He needs to be alert.
So when he hears moving beneath him, he goes still. Barely breathes. This isn't a permanent hiding spot - he'll be moving in a moment, when his leg stops bleeding, but for now, he needs this to be a safe place. It's not. Even the fact that it's Red doesn't help much. There's a pause, and then Royce sighs, shifting and peering down out of the tree. ]
Red. Come to finish me off? [ He's only half kidding. ]