Carpe Noctem

"Renegade? I've..never been called that before." Sam mused under his breath with a little laugh, turning to look away from Jigano and head up the stairs again. "So...are you still the King, then? Or were you actually able to put away the title? I hope you didn't want me to um, bow, or anything, but I suspect you probably wouldn't." He didn't seem the type to demand grovelling and finger kisses, though Sam had seen how a little power could change people before. The door, large and omnious before them, made Sam stop in his tracks, reaching out to press his hand against it. "No, no keys...but..." He knelt to study the lock, holding it his fingers and turning it this way and that. Had he not given his cube to his safehouse, he would have immediately used it to weigh the lock down and off, but without it...he wondered if he was strong enough. Holding on tight with both hands, he looked behind him. "Step back, I'll try to pull it off." As soon as Jigano was far away enough he tried with all his might to pull at the lock, hoping to simply force it off. Samuel He took a step but then felt tired He said, I'll rest a little while But when he tried to walk again He wasn't a child