River whirled on him, her eyes blazing with a savage rage. "Shut it! I'm trying to tell the others what happened, and a girl that her brother was shot and refuses help! After I do, we will. Until then, suck it up buttercup. And where is that genius whiny brat Bleddyn sulking off to now? Lachlan! Get in here out of the rain. Fritz... Get in, we're going soon. Where is Toby? I turn my back for one second!"
Wolfram clenched his fists tight, his eyes darkening."Do you want to know what happened to that filthy, whining, ungrateful, smart-mouthed, good for nothing brat?! Do you?!"His voice rose to almost a shriek, his shoulders trembling in a barely contained rage."First, Plays with my emotions like I'm a puppet, thinking maybe just for once she was being kind to me, and then she storms off! I don't care where the frick she is! For all I care she can jump off the bridge and drown, I wouldn't give a crap!"He paused, gasping for air, his jaw clenching tightly. A migraine roared up in his head, and he let,out a snarling swear of pain."Get me out of this miserable place!"
"Oh, you don't care if she jumps off a bridge and drowns? Well yeah, I don't like her either! But I have had to deal with that smarty tail for fifteen years! So you can bring yourself together for a couple more minutes, Wolfram! You know how you survive in this world, kid? You get punched, you get cussed out, you get shot up, you lose everything, but you deal with it. Let me finish this call, and we'll go! We'll go, okay?! Just stop!" River roared, her eyes glowing with annoyance. "Lachlan..." She growled, glancing at her son. "Stop looking like your going to blow up with worry. Bleddyn has done this before. She'll be back by dawn, so will Fritz."
