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He didn’t so much as flinch when I brushed the hair off his forehead, bringing the thermometer up to check his temperature.
“Where did you come from?”
I dropped my hands from his face as soon as I got my reading, those dark eyes following my every move.
“We come from nowhere.”
“Is that the truth?"
“We have no reason to lie doctor.”
“I’m not sure I believe that.”
“You deem us untrustworthy?”
“Simply that you may have reason to not want to disclose more information to me than necessary.”
“Do you trust them?”
His eyes moved from mine to stare over my shoulder before leisurely shifting back to mine.
“From the outside it seems as if you’re bound by the same chains we are. Invisible they may be, but the less freedom they grant you.”
“You’re wrong.”
His head tilted, but his gaze never wavered.
“Are we? At least with our shackles we know where we stand. Can you say the same?”
The quiet clink of the table beneath him caught my attention. The straps over his body pulled taut with the way he flexed against them. He flipped his hand over, palm side up, as if it were an invitation for me to take.
“Would you let us set you free?”