The thing about instincts is that your brain doesn’t always understand why they drive you to do or not do certain things.

Ultimately Bishop understood why he had done what he had, but it was a decision made on impulse. He was protective by nature, and when a rumor had been proven true — he couldn’t help himself.

That’s how he had gotten here.

Sawyer was still asleep. So deeply that Bishop had begun to wonder if this was normal for him or if he just hadn’t been getting enough before now. Either way, he was left to the quiet to study him in private without the others nosing in and asking questions.