A confused expression filled her features.  She had expected some priestess or devout member of the witches’ religion.  Instead, his words were clearly blasphemous.  When he mentioned Blackvayne her face immediately changed, brows furrowing deep as she looked up at him, standing in the light.  Her senses had started to slowly clear, images in front of her became more vivid and her sense of smell grew much stronger.   Vara exhaled and her mind was filled with his scent.  Definitely a wolf.  Not like the others she had met in the clutches of the Gaia cultists, though she could not discern why...And as much as she loathed admitting it to herself, he smelled alluring in a strange way.<br/><br/>“He would not betray me.  He—“ Vara cut herself off before she could finish the sentence.  It would give too much away.<i>He wants me. </i>Blackvayne had made no secrets of his desires, and though she knew there were others that sated his lusts, he seemed to hang onto the idea of one day possessing more than Vara’s loyalty.  His other words fell strangely on her ears.  He did not want to hurt her?  Why would the witches throw her his way if the explicit intention was not to have her killed or at least maimed?  She took in a deep breath and steadied herself.  If she was not dealing with the witches, then perhaps she could find a way out of this situation.  She could live to fight another day.<br/><br/>“Lord Blackvayne is not ‘coming around these parts.’  Your witches started this, they sent someone to try and poison him and I was sent to show those sort of actions won’t be tolerated...Clearly, though, he has a traitor in his court.”  She spoke the words and she wanted to believe them.  Still, Geraint’s words had planted a small seed of doubt.  Blackvayne was the sort to have plans within plans.  Perhaps he had hoped she would be captures and put into one of those reprogramming camps.  He had not know she would not break...but she might play along.  “Why do their dirty work if they have no care if you live or die?  Surely you see their corruption?”