Originally Posted by Zoerawrr

The period of silence between Jake's last words and Kazi's response made Jake on edge and downright nervous. He bit hard on the end of his thumb until it started to hurt so bad he couldn't bear it. When he put his hand down again, Kazi started to speak.

"Okay... I'll wrrr-write home sssstr-..." Hmmm... write home? Maybe he'd wait until the Easter Holidays, go home and mention it then. "I'll t-t-tell them."

Jake even managed a tiny smile when Kazi began writing the note. "Thh-thank you sssir. Mmmuh-maybe we... I... err... c-c-could mmmention the pppotion thing t-t-too." Unless Kazi had planned to anyway. Eh. Best to cover all bases.

Then, when Kazi handed over the little pouch thing, Jake knew exactly what was inside. He stared, wide-eyed, at the man at first, not taking it. Then he mentally slapped some sense back into himself and reached forwards to take it.

Looking at Kazi, Jake stayed still and silent for a moment, before he smiled at the man and nodded his head slightly. He'd be a fool to keep the amulet and use it, but that was never his intention. The boy stood and held the bag with the amulet tightly in his hand. "I'll get guh-going nnnow, sir," he stated, and straightened his tie our of habit.

But before he left, he looked the man straight in the eye again. "Th-thank you."