"No, just asking you a question and not getting a proper answer, is all." He's getting into the sort of mood where he'd rather punch than talk, he can feel it. Heartbeat speeding up, his head suddenly light, heat radiating off his skin, muscles in his back tensing -- breathe, he thinks.

He gets up, slowly, leaving enough distance between him and Jade that the chain isn't within his immediate reach. Getting into a fight with a dog between them isn't a good idea, but he can't bow down now. Either that fire is going to be extinguished, or it's going to burn him down.