Raven's Watch Mr. Lonely

'And why did you say then?' Bane countered. The question throws Athan's eyes wide, as if he had realized something. The realization ebbs away, and a chuckle takes its place. He laughs, at himself, at this situation, at his sudden epiphany. I had hope, for once, He smirks, the thought foreign to him. Hope. There was hope for a meal to come, hope for someone interesting. There had been hope that his baiatel would speak, and hope that he would come back to him. And there was the hope that Bane would return and give some meaning to his wretched existance.