"It is," he confirmed. He wasn't going to elaborate any more than that. A teenager like that shouldn't be privy to the thoughts of a PTSD-ridden ole war veteran who had been on a warpath until he woke up here.

"They're welcome to try tying either of us back up again." He wasn't going to let them tie himself or her up. As long as the guards didn't try then the two of them probably wouldn't cause any trouble. Meteion didn't seem to have any intention to and they had more than gotten their point across to Zero at this point.

"I won't get into any more trouble as long as they don't give me a reason," he promised her.