He pulled back and waited for a reply, anxious. “That was … nicer than I expected,” Rlain said to the Rhythm of Anxiety. “Are you sure, Renarin? I don’t think that the world is going to take kindly to us being together. I don’t want you to get hurt.” “Will you be the one to hurt me?” “No,” Rlain said to Confidence. “Never.” “Then I will risk it,” he said. “Come on. I think … I think I’m close to understanding what Mishram is trying to say to us.”
