[Both of the men chuckled, and the man closest to her reached forward to push at the inside of her leg with the bone in his hand. "Who said anythin' about a tent? Thought you southern girls weren't s'posed to be shy."
Ren sat and listened inside of his tent, observing the way she chose to attempt a deescalation. She was smarter than he'd initially given her credit for. She'd never be able to overpower two armored knights on her own, even if she wasn't bound and tethered.
And were the knights not so drunk, they would not have dared move on her with him so nearby. Ren was a possessive man -- kills were his, prisoners were his, glory was his. Not their's.
But Ren never took women -- not that the youngest had seen, anyway. So maybe they weren't off-limits. That was the logic he imagined they must be employing as he slowly rose to his feet in preparation to chase them off.]
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Ren sat and listened inside of his tent, observing the way she chose to attempt a deescalation. She was smarter than he'd initially given her credit for. She'd never be able to overpower two armored knights on her own, even if she wasn't bound and tethered.
And were the knights not so drunk, they would not have dared move on her with him so nearby. Ren was a possessive man -- kills were his, prisoners were his, glory was his. Not their's.
But Ren never took women -- not that the youngest had seen, anyway. So maybe they weren't off-limits. That was the logic he imagined they must be employing as he slowly rose to his feet in preparation to chase them off.]