[Barnaby regards him with an icy stare that suggests he'd only like to lash out at him more. Namely with questions like, Who are you? or, What do you really want from me? And if it wouldn't cause a scene here, he might have.
But there's also a nagging sense at the back of his mind that there are still plenty of Kenoma who are unwilling hostages in this situation, and lashing out at them really wouldn't help. He doesn't know where J falls in that category, if he does at all, but the thought makes him rein in his temper, averting his gaze. He does have a point, that the real target of his rage is ultimately the Regent, though it doesn't bother him perhaps as much as it should that J has been able to see through him that much already. He's too angry to be afraid of what happens next.]
Just leave me alone. [He says, finally, the old habit of pushing people away rearing its head again. If he thought even for a little while that he might be able to trust the demon, or anyone here at all, now he's sure he's on his own.]
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But there's also a nagging sense at the back of his mind that there are still plenty of Kenoma who are unwilling hostages in this situation, and lashing out at them really wouldn't help. He doesn't know where J falls in that category, if he does at all, but the thought makes him rein in his temper, averting his gaze. He does have a point, that the real target of his rage is ultimately the Regent, though it doesn't bother him perhaps as much as it should that J has been able to see through him that much already. He's too angry to be afraid of what happens next.]
Just leave me alone. [He says, finally, the old habit of pushing people away rearing its head again. If he thought even for a little while that he might be able to trust the demon, or anyone here at all, now he's sure he's on his own.]