Painter Classic. October 2002.

Silver made a small whimper and shifted onto his back, throwing off his jacket partway. I paused again and watched him. His face was in shadow, but he seemed tense.

"Nnnnh. . . ." He shifted again, pushing against the wall. "Le . . . leav . . . mmh. . . ." He flipped partway onto his side, toward me. "N-nno! G-go aweh. . . ."

From Silver: Part 5