"No. No, way! I'm not waiting for everyone else to get themselves organized! We'd have found the damn door by now if they could!" he snarled, anger increasing once more.

"As it is, I don't know how long it's been since Flonne disappeared... I can't just wait around! I won't!" He'd been straining against his father's hold all this time, but now he seemed a whole lot more serious about getting loose as he concentrated on at least just getting one hand free.