It had been a few days.
They only came to deliver his rations and allow him to relieve himself, now. Even Piper seemed content to let him to his thoughts.
The had given up hope, he mused. Just as well. For all their ideals, they just couldn't understand.
It was far too easy to look at the world in stark black and white. Contrast. Where everything was either one or the other.
They were kids, still. Children, who had yet to discover the minute shades in between extremes.
They saw him as evil.
He saw them as blind.
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Author's Note: Total word count: 98