VII
Should I bring him down?
Should I scream and shout?
Should I speak of love?
Let my feelings out?
- "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from the musical Jesus Christ, Superstar
As you hold him on these dangerous nights, something in you begins to change. He seems so fragile now, nothing like the John you once knew. You want to protect him from everything. You can't. This isn't a criminal you can hunt down, this is a specter created by three years of captivity.
You clutch him to you more tightly. Moriarty is still out there; you've seen the signs even if no one else has. John is still recovering. You can't actively hunt Moriarty, but you can ensure that he never touches John again.
You will not fail this time.