[Anywhere is fine, Felix thinks. Somewhere with no people around, where he could wallow in peace. But Dimitri doesn't even allow him the opportunity to lick his wounds, pulling him flush against his chest as Felix fights an urge that had only come to him recently when he was forced to do certain things against his will--]

They already have. What difference does it make?

[Much to his horror, his voice cracks as he speaks, but hysteria has him spilling his thoughts the moment they come to mind, the threat of tears ever so present as he finds himself unable to wiggle free. Sucking in a breath, he gives up for the moment, going limp in Dimitri's arms as he hangs his head.]

Why do you care anyway? [Felix asks bitterly, swallowing in one last attempt to stave off his inclination to cry out his frustration at the unfairness of this world.] Isn't it better if you just leave me alone so you can go back to your own time faster?