"Is she going to be ok?" He watched her fall into unconsciousness.
"Her body just needs to recover. Give her a few minutes. If she is out more than four or five minutes, call me back in." She went back through the shop, and Torak pulled up a chair next to Jinai.
"If you'd listened to me, you could be doing what you came to do. I didn't mean to make you hate me. I did what I was being paid to do at the time, and I grew to respect you. Very few people have outwitted me like you have. You're faster, smarter, more resourceful. And you make me feel... I don't know... You're probably going to wake up any second, saying you heard me, and slap me or punch me, but I don't care. I say I save you because I want to kill you, that I don't want some cold to kill you, but if I wanted to kill you, I could knock you out, kneecap you, cut your leg ligaments and leave you in the Essyrni desert to die. I thought that was why I saved you, but... I don't know. There's something about you. You could drive me to the extreme of any emotion. No-one has ever been able to do that to me before. You can frustrate me as much as you want, depress me, beat me. No matter what you do, I won't change my mind now. If this is what it feels like then let it be. If you hate me, then fine, I don't care. Just know that I love you." He stood up, wondering whether to leave before he embarrassed himself more.
"And no doubt, you haven't heard a word of what I just said."