"Do you have to hover over me?" he snarled one day, when Piper was again hanging around his cell. "Cant you let me contemplate my last days in peace?"
Piper frowned, unruffled by his rebuke. "You know…they might not give you a death sentence…"
"Oh," he replied sarcastically, "And the alternative? Life imprisoned by those doddering fools?"
"Its better than dying…"
"Just leave me be."
"…why do you want to be alone?"
He narrowed his eyes at her. "Why do you refuse leave me alone?" He snorted. "You spend more time here than with your squadron."
Piper fidgeted. "S'not true…"
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Author's Note: Total word count: 100