`` he was happy to do so-said he 'd already considered it before i asked . '' `` do you have to take that big sword ? '' `` jesus was just a man , '' said the boy , picking up on my thoughts . `` why do n't you kill him already ? '' without a word , the boy stabbed him in the back . jake eyes marissas silk with fury . his entire body went from relaxed and casual to rigid and dangerous within seconds . he said , remembering how people measured time . 