[Ethan flinches slightly when Blake sits up and shouts. He's apparently just as surprised as Ethan is.]
[Being made to bear such scrutiny, Ethan works his way up to sitting and leaning against the headboard. There's something different about the lieutenant, like he's not interested in cuffing him or bringing him back to the station.]
[On top of that, they thought he was dead? Well, there certainly were times that Ethan wasn't certain he was going to complete the trial alive, but even hacking off his finger didn't make him feel like he was going to check out. Not yet.]
no subject
[Being made to bear such scrutiny, Ethan works his way up to sitting and leaning against the headboard. There's something different about the lieutenant, like he's not interested in cuffing him or bringing him back to the station.]
[On top of that, they thought he was dead? Well, there certainly were times that Ethan wasn't certain he was going to complete the trial alive, but even hacking off his finger didn't make him feel like he was going to check out. Not yet.]
My son, Lieutenant. Do you know where Shaun is?