| |

|
"Y'know, i've had that whip hung on my wall by the door, maybe I can finally have a purpose for it." The man grinned, Gale paling at the words. "No that uh, that won't be...necessary." He muttered, the guard smirking.
|
|  |
|
| |

|
"What do you want, fucker?" Kayla challenged, writhing beneath the man who had pinned her
|
|  |
|
| |

|
"Your heads," He mused, Gale still pale and wide eyed.
|
|  |
|
| |

|
"Well I kinda wanna keep that one to myself. How about no to that one, hm? What else? Money? My br- the king will give you some for mere information. You want information? The princess was sighted 30miles east last I heard." She snapped
|
|  |
|
| |

|
The guard grinned, calling the guards to back off. "Thanks, you two are spared for now." The group stalked off, Gale still pale and wide eyed.
|
|  |
|
| |

|
Kayla waited until the guards left before running over to Gale and cupping his face. "Baby, look at me. You're safe. It's okay. I'm okay. You're okay. Tell me what you need" She said softly, holding him tight
|
|  |
|
| |

|
"I-I just...need a minute, to process. Yeah..." He muttered, still staring off.
|
|  |
|
| |

|
"Do you want me to leave?" She asked softly
|
|  |
|
| |

|
"No, it's just.." He paused, looking up at her. "We should get moving."
|
|  |
|
| |

|
She nodded, frowning at his stress. She hated he felt this way. "Who was that? You had this...look...."
|
|  |
|