They say blood makes you related but
loyalty makes you family
Snorting at Melita's reply, Loren shook his head. "Sure, because one mistake, which I apologized for, invalidates everything I have to say." Clearly unimpressed with her ability to hold a grudge, he gave her a mocking look.
As her staff came between them, he grinned, the expression far from pleasant. Raising his hands, rabbit's foot still pinched between his thumb and forefinger, he took a comically large step back. "But of course." Staring at her, he tilted his head to one side. "You know, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you were afraid of me." Despite the idle tone in his voice, his eyes were sharp, and filled with a barely contained disgust.
As her staff came between them, he grinned, the expression far from pleasant. Raising his hands, rabbit's foot still pinched between his thumb and forefinger, he took a comically large step back. "But of course." Staring at her, he tilted his head to one side. "You know, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you were afraid of me." Despite the idle tone in his voice, his eyes were sharp, and filled with a barely contained disgust.
LOREN
