[Concentrating everything on moving, trying to reach Kaname. Conrad feels his focus tighten each time their eyes meet and he barely notices the tiny smile on his lips as he continues the pattern of charging and missing Kaname by just a hair, then turning to seek him out again. Somehow, it never grows monotonous, not frustrating. It's a challenge, and Conrad will meet it -- success in this is not probable, but that doesn't matter.]
[And then that whisper. Conrad's expression relaxes for a brief second before he tenses and complies, pushing himself to a speed slightly beyond what he thought, given his injuries, he would be capable of.]
[He turns, locking his eyes with Kaname's, knowing that his own are glinting with exhilaration.]