[He's very careful with how he proceeds, though he's reasonably sure that he knows Nick well enough by now to know that Nick wouldn't use it. Sorrow keeps his gaze trained on it for a long while, before he nods once.]
Put it on the ground, please.
[The please is unusual. The entire building seems to shudder around the object, as if the stone itself could gasp and recoil. Sorrow's mouth is in a tight, thin line.
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[He's very careful with how he proceeds, though he's reasonably sure that he knows Nick well enough by now to know that Nick wouldn't use it. Sorrow keeps his gaze trained on it for a long while, before he nods once.]
Put it on the ground, please.
[The please is unusual. The entire building seems to shudder around the object, as if the stone itself could gasp and recoil. Sorrow's mouth is in a tight, thin line.
He's afraid.]