So they wouldn't kill him right away, would they? Good. That would give him a chance to escape. His mind was racing, plotting, tracing every step and possibility.<br/><br/>He was yanked back harshly and made to kneel. He looked up at the large man before him---the girl's father, apparently.<br/><br/>Cainen looked down at the boy. "Remove the gag."<br/><br/>"But sir---"<br/><br/>"I said do it." His tone raised ever so slightly. The gag was quickly removed.<br/><br/>"What is your name, boy?"<br/><br/>"Jakob. Jakob Orinsthon," he said calmly. All traces of mania had disappeared from his eyes and posture, and now he was calm and collected. He wasn't the innocent boy that had drawn Rea in, nor was he the crazed animal from just a few moments before.<br/><br/>How quickly he could seem one thing, then another.