Languages can be a funny thing. Terror and exhaustion can cloud the mind.
'Ka!' He slapped the air, eyes darting, hands slapping together again and again.
'What, what are you doing?' she asked.
'Ka!' He responded, pointing to the air around him before slapping his hands together again.
Robin stood still, eyes growing wide. He looked like a great crow, black clad arms slapping together like giant wings, cawing the same word over and over, Ka! Ka! 'Ka?' Robin thought frantically, 'that means or in Japanese, right? Why is he saying 'or' over and over again? Is he mad? Has he awoken?' Her heart began to pound, she backed away. Would she be able to take his life, if needed?
He looked at her, confusion and fear on her face. He held his hands out to her. 'Ka' he said, showing her his palms. She quickly backed away.
He frowned, eyebrows pulling together. 'Ka!' he said once more, showing her his palms. Looking down to the ground, his frown deepened as he began to mumble.
The more he mumbled, the more she was convinced his powers had corrupted his mind.
'Mo!' he said raising his voice, shoving his hands into her face. She looked down at his palms, tiny smears of what looked like…blood. Tears welled in her eyes, it was now or never.
He tilted his head, concern showing through. 'Robin, look. Ka, see?' he asked, showing her his blood smeared palms. She looked against her will. 'Ka? What do you call them, mo?' his voice, nervous now at her reaction. She looked again. 'Ow!' she slapped her hand on her cheek. 'What was that?'
'Ka, Robin. Mo? Look around, they are everywhere.'
'Mosquitoes? Ka means mosquitoes?' Robin asked shocked, being bitten twice more before she finished.
'Let's go' he said, grabbing her arm as they walked away.
Living on the edge, always wondering if this moment would be the last had set both Robin and Amon's nerves on edge. A simple language barrier had nearly done them in.
How were they going to make it through the next 5 years, much less five months?