This was bad.<br/><br/>“Wait, no…” he said, standing up. “Please, let's talk this through. You know I couldn’t force you to do anything you didn’t want to…”<br/><br/>Still she kept walking. Having no choice he followed her, barefoot and all. “Three things – give me a minute to say three things!” he shouted after her. In the dark he stepped on a sharp rock and toppled over with an anguished yell.<br/><br/>“Damn it!” he yelled at himself, cradling his bleeding foot on the ground. "Please... hold up!"