I am not God,
"I made my decision, Boss!" Mariel courageously announced. Though his fist was uncontrollably trembling and his knees were weakened, his earnest determination filled his eyes as he fixed his gaze on the magnetizing jet black eyes of Seraphina.
He could lie if he said he wasn't nervous or frightened. Just the thought of him being a mob terrifies him and he might get nightmares whenever he sleeps. Alas, what's the difference with his situation now from before? He already took the path of this dangerous road and he must keep going -- not just for himself but for his daughter.
Regardless of the difficulty and a much death-defying road he unintentionally turned to -- Mariel decided then and there; it's a do or die situation but seeing the apathetic and unfazed look on her eyes, for some odd reason, Mariel relaxed.