"Because--" he starts, then cuts himself off to draw in a deep breath. These few brief minutes of interaction have told him enough about Caliborn to suspect that Caliborn may not be a reasonable person. And Bariyan simply doesn't have time to deal with that right now.
"Right!" he says instead, throwing his hands up. "I can't stop you, son. But I've got to go."
He turns on his heel but he's still focused on Caliborn behind him, as he's got a suspicion that Caliborn is still a breath away from turning his gun back on Bariyan.
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"Because--" he starts, then cuts himself off to draw in a deep breath. These few brief minutes of interaction have told him enough about Caliborn to suspect that Caliborn may not be a reasonable person. And Bariyan simply doesn't have time to deal with that right now.
"Right!" he says instead, throwing his hands up. "I can't stop you, son. But I've got to go."
He turns on his heel but he's still focused on Caliborn behind him, as he's got a suspicion that Caliborn is still a breath away from turning his gun back on Bariyan.