10 - It was n't a mistake ! I knew it could n't have been . I had tried so hard and put so much of myself into it that the mere thought that I had failed brought angry tears to my eyes . I wiped furiously at them with the back of my hand and glared up at the demon before me , his smirk nearly obscured by the white locks of hair that he purposely hid behind .
Question: Why is the narrator crying and showing such blatant emotion ?
The answer to the above question:


The narrator is feeling threatened .