Iyano was right... if Shaidon saw him moping it would frighten the other boy for sure. Jay was always the strong one; always the leader... the protector... sort of like the older brother. Brothers... it had always been like that, but now he wished they could have both been a little more honest about their feelings for each other. If he had just been brave enough to make the first move... and now they would never get that chance. Life was cruel.<br/><br/>But Iyano was right about one thing; the hero couldn't always win. If he did, it wouldn't be exciting waiting for the ending... you'd already know how it was going to turn out.<br/><br/>"You're right..." he smiled weakly at the naga, "I just wish so much that I could have saved him... surely you can see he doesn't deserve to die like this?" He sighed and looked at his friend longingly as he spoke to his soon to be killer, "Is there really no way you can persuade your friend to let Shay go? I can't bear the thought of him suffering. I was always the strong one, but the truth is, he's always been my weakness. I just wish I'd told him that."<br/><br/>He gave the naga a playful shove and looked back at him, smiling brightly, facade firmly back in place, "You picked a hell of an inconvenient time to get hungry!"