"No," Vickers protested, really shocked. "No, I'm not a violent man. I do what I must and do it as quickly and effectively as I can. But I'm not violent."
Thorpe's eyes twinkled. Seizing a pencil he wrote something, held it up for them all to see, at the same time tapping the cast on his jaw.
Vickers couldn't repress his grin. Tani squeezed his hand.
Thorpe had written: "The gods help us all, if he ever does get violent!"