[Yes, it was Inspector Javert himself who had become the object of Jean Valjean's predatory stalking this late evening. It was ironic to say the least that the tables had turned for both men. For so many long years it had been the officer of the law who had so viciously been hounding after the convict while he'd been on the run, but the situation had abruptly reversed for the first time this very night
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Though Javert had thought he heard, on occasion, the shuffle of a dragging step somewhere in the distance, in his massive preoccupation he didn't care to pay it much mind. This lapse in judgment costs him in the form of massive bruising on his body, a possible lump on the head, and a very strong ox of a man tackling him clear into the shallows. Valjean is lucky Javert manages to hit the sandy bottoms face up, otherwise the godly ex-convict might have ended up accidentally drowning the man himself.
Certainly not as planned. Especially when the Inspector starts spluttering and coughing on a minor inhalation of lake water. He manages to bite out the following command when he catches his breath:]
[Reflexes almost as sharp as they had been two decades ago, the older man is up on his feet again in an instant, grabbing the sputtering Inspector's arm and dragging him up to join him above the swirling water. Though the tackling may have prevented Javert from taking his life again (Valjean was already saying a silent pray of thanks for that), it had not gone quite as he had foreseen.
After a quick look to make sure that Javert was indeed unharmed (mostly), the white-haired gentleman gives him a rather severe look, his tone low. As condescending as it may seen, Valjean's words and actions, as always, are full of sincerity.]
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Though Javert had thought he heard, on occasion, the shuffle of a dragging step somewhere in the distance, in his massive preoccupation he didn't care to pay it much mind. This lapse in judgment costs him in the form of massive bruising on his body, a possible lump on the head, and a very strong ox of a man tackling him clear into the shallows. Valjean is lucky Javert manages to hit the sandy bottoms face up, otherwise the godly ex-convict might have ended up accidentally drowning the man himself.
Certainly not as planned. Especially when the Inspector starts spluttering and coughing on a minor inhalation of lake water. He manages to bite out the following command when he catches his breath:]
OFF, you great big ox!
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After a quick look to make sure that Javert was indeed unharmed (mostly), the white-haired gentleman gives him a rather severe look, his tone low. As condescending as it may seen, Valjean's words and actions, as always, are full of sincerity.]
Keep a firmer grip on your sanity.
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