It's the Gay Panic for me

They ride for a while, stopping at a river where the horses drink water; V sits under a tree, looking over a map. Christian pets his horse and attempts to pet V's horse again, who voids him once again. Christian sighs; he looks over at V, he goes over, and sits next to him:

"Pardon me, so who next?"

V shoots a glance at him

"I'm sorry, just curious, but why are you haunting them?"

V walks over to his horse, petting it before getting on. Christian nods to himself and stands, getting on his horse. They continue riding until they hit the town of Matlock. V is off his horse when Christian looks in his direction. V finished tying his horse to the post; Christian catches up, and following V inside, he saw V sitting at the bar himself. He is about to walk over when a man and his friends walk over to V, "Well, I never seen a gorgeous lady such as yourself out here."

V turned silently, looking the man in the eye. The guy gulped, "That a man... While we normally don't see …..beautiful men ….I mean, pretty looking...Name Bon, how about we have a fight?"

V swivels the chair around and shakes his head. He jumps down from his seat. The man gulps, looking at V's height. V walks over to one of the tables and sits, placing his arm in an arm wrestle position.

"Even better!" the man says, sitting across from V. He locks hands with V, wearing a body-tight glove whose fingers look like claws. The man hesitates before grabbing V's hand.

"When I say go." "GO...oo!" Without much effort, the man flies into one of the tables behind him; V sits calmly. Not moving a sin inch, the guy's other friend stands in silence, looking over toward the direction of their friend. A hearty chuckle erupts from the man, who sits up, dusting himself off, "I have never thrown so hard and fast in myself; my life was flashing before my eye." He pulls up another chair sitting across V," Test stretch, but how about your liquor." V nods," Great, bar keep Hell Bitter, with venom from the Blister serpents.

 V nods, and the man smiles," You heard me, bar, keep," the barer tender comes, putting down two shot glasses and a small bottle of venom." Loser pays for these two shots." V nods, and they look at each other. V had drunk not just a shot but the whole bottle of venom. The man, mid shot, sits his hand looking at a V. "While I'll be dammed, how's your drunkenness meter?"

V blinks and stands, bows at the men then goes over to Christian and guides him to a table; he hands Christian a menu, and Christian releases what just happened:

"Oh, thanks, I got a bit distracted by you throwing the....V shoots him a look, "You were there, that's right, sorry." he looks at the menu V pulls out a flask, drinks it, and then puts it back into his cape.

The man laughs and goes sitting at the bar, laughing. V looks at Christian, "Christian feels the other gaze but smiles faintly. Christian puts in his order at the bar; he comes back over when the order is filled. Christian sits, noticing that V's hat has slid over his face while sitting upright, legs crossed. He smiles to himself and eats when the food arrives. When Christian is done paying for his food, the bar keeps handing him his money back:

 "No need; your buddy paid for you."

Christian was shocked. Looking back, V was gone. "Thanks," he said. Christian caught up by going outside and seeing V slowly ride his horse out of town. I hate to bother you, but thank you." V nodded, "I'm sorry I got personal early today."

 V presses his right index finger and thumb together and then strikes their left counterparts with force.

("Revenge ." )

Christian nods and looks about in silence; after about two hours, they make it to the castle's outskirts, but V keeps going forward calmly and silently; they arrive at the castle, and there is a post and water for the horse. Christian is confused. V gently opens the front door, and Christian looks around, confused but preparing for anything. V stops and taps on Christian's shoulder. Christian looks at V, takes a breath, and relaxes. They go into a castle. They enter the main room and sit Count Bagrationi, A lank but Rather muscular man wearing a loose poet's shirt and a pair of back dress pants. He had short, wild, light brown hair and intense redness in his eyes. Count Bagrationi calms his mouth shut. V enters, and he rakes Christian's wrist. Count Bagrationi had suddenly relaxed like normal:

 "Thank you, and good afternoon, Valister," he says chipperly, Count Bagrationi smiles:

 "New look, looks good."

 Christian was highly confused, and V sat still, holding Christian's wrist. V looked at Count Bagrationi with a rather gentle but somewhat empty expression. Count Bagrationi nodded," I'm ready ." He stood and went to the middle of the room; he closed his eyes with a gentle smile. V let go of Christian, and he pulled out his chains. V wrapped the count from head to toe; the count relaxed and smiled as he turned to ash.

"Huh? I thought they had disappeared."

 V's index finger pointed forward and held above his face. Make a small clockwise circle. His right-hand changes position; all his fingers touch his thumb, then drop down and forward from their position above the head. As it does so, his fingers open to a "5". V's hand makes an ASL letter for D and places his index finger on his pursed lips as if blowing out a candle. His hand is raised above the head, with his finger and thumb-tip touching and his palm facing out. His hands then move down and a bit forward before opening into "5" with his palm down. V put both his hands into

"5" with his palms facing his body. They move up and down alternately while fingers wiggle. V opens his right hand, his palm facing out and his fingers together. His fingers are pointed up, moving out a short distance from his body. He repeats this several times. With his hand moving an inch or two toward the right each time. V uses his thumb and index finger to pinch some skin on the back of his left hand. With down-turned open hands, V holds his hand in line, with his fingers pointing left and his right hand behind his left. Both hands move in unison towards the right. As they do so, they assume the ASL letter for "a." V opens his right hand, his index finger and thumb forming a circle, and then is drawn back and forth along the back of his left arm, outlining the bone inside. V then mimes, moving a cloth over a surface at random.

( "Sunlight burns their skin, leaving bone dust.")

"Bone dust. Interesting." he never thought about it before."

 V looks at him and walks out of the castle; Christian follows him.

"Okay...PLEASE? What just happened in there?"

V's right hand grasps an imaginary cap brim, His right index finger then points at an imaginary man. V's hands go into an upturned "5," holding them side by side before his chest; they close slightly into a grasping position as they move toward his body. He lazy holds up two fingers, then his hands become the ASL for A with thumbs up and are held before his chest, several inches apart. His left hand is pivoted, so his thumb points to the right. Simultaneously, his right hand is moved up and over his left, making a small arc with his thumb pointing to the left. His hand moves into "D" with his palms facing down, his index fingers crossed near their tips, and his hands drawn apart. His right hand turns into an "X", his palm down, moving forcefully up and down twice. V's left hand becomes an "S," his thumb side up, resting in the open palm of his right hand. His left hand is pushed up a short distance by the right in this position.

("He wanted to change, but needed help.")

"So you just killed him without helping him?"

V's upturned open hands move alternately up and down.

("perhaps")