Rusell Henris didn't speak right away, slowly savoring the alcohol in his cup before finally breaking the silence, "Steve, I heard you said some pretty harsh things to Ruby today."
They ranked amongst themselves by settling disputes through fights. Rusell was second only to Steve Burton. Steve often gave Rusell a lot of respect, so Rusell rarely addressed Steve as 'brother' in front of him.
Steve's eyes flickered but remained silent. His gaze focused on the young man and woman on the large screen playing an MTV video in the cabin, the alternating red and green lights of the room adding a profound beauty to his face.
Rusell swirled the alcohol in his hand, and followed Steve's line of sight to the large screen. Only when Howard Coleman's howling in falsetto switched to a low, soft singing voice did Rusell start speaking again, "You know, Steve, the last thing I want is trouble. If I liked trouble, I wouldn't have tried so hard to get rid of Hsin Hsin."
