He'd had enough. He had known this was stupid idea, right from the start.

The problem was, he had no idea what to say; how to explain what had gone wrong. Although he trusted these girls with his life (how had that happened, anyway?), Tieria still wasn't happy about letting them know the facts that would inevitably let them come to the conclusion that he wasn't exactly human.

Desperately wanting to leave the room right at this moment, he struggled to his feet and tried to make his way to the door.

He didn't even make a few steps before his knees buckled and he dropped to the floor helplessly.