Warren deflated as soon as she said it out loud. He sat down as his knees gave out. Shed said it.... The one thing hed never said out loud to anyone else. It hurt him..... Hurt deeper than he expected...... He had hidden it deep, buried it. Avoided it by going to war. Killed enemies in a jungle and focused on living day to day to escape it....... And it threatened to crush him. He held his head in his hands and shuddered as tears flowed. His breath caught as a sob threatened to escape. He fought it, not wanting to release the pain. To hear his hurt voice anymore. he focused on his old rage. He stoked it tried to embrace it. He wanted to force the grief away.<br/><br/>Karren, Brandt, and Alex stood stone still. Shocked into speechlessness.