Sher saw the fear in her eyes and face a moment before the calm descended over her. He hated that look of terror, hated that life had thrown him to this pass where, he a young man who didn't use violence to solve his problems all the time. Sometimes it was just necessary.  As his good friend was apt to say:<span style="font-style: italic">Sometimes you just have to walk away and sometimes you have to take your foot and ram it up their ass.</span>Yah sometimes a good beating was required a lot of the times though it was Sher getting the beating from his old man for taking the bastard out of a bar or hiding what little money he could from the man to prevent his father drinking it away when they needed supplies. So being here kidnapping a young woman was seriously getting to Sher. It wasn't his stile. Having lived as the sole protector of his baby sisters for as long as Sher could remember and being the stopgap between his father's drunken rage and his mother Sher really couldn't stand violence towards woman. That look of fear kicked him straight in the guts.<br/><br/>She was a little surprised by her sudden calm. It was so unexpected. The screaming he'd expected. The fighting, that would have been something he'd anticipated. This accepting clam. It was just devastating to him. Ok so he was glad she wasn't shrieking that would have made his blood turn to ice. It might have even made him ill. Knowing he'd caused a young woman that much fear. Seeing her fear reminds him too much of his sisters when facing his father. Yah he'd much rather her calm, even if it did unnerve him a lot more then her screaming would have. How could anyone accept being kidnapped.<br/><br/>"I don't want anything from you princess. I'm doing what I have to to save my family," he said answering her first words. He finished tying her up and started to get up gently pulling her along with him. "I'm Sheridan Blackthorn, but call me Sher everyone does."<br/><br/>He was just about to lead her back to his horse when she spoke again and it made him stop cold. Anger descended over his features, but he struggled to keep his voice calm. No need in terrifying her further. "Ok let me make this abundantly clear, I'm not interested in slavery, and I'd never. I mean NEVER, sell a woman never mind another human being. It's abhorrent and disgusting. I have no need to parade you to anyone. I was told if I wanted to save my head and keep my family from eviction I had to kidnap you and bring you to prince Arimar. So please forgive me if your worlds insult me. But I'm not some crazed monster or pervert out to try and rape a woman. I'm just trying to save my family, no offence but not all of us are rich and live in glass houses!" He lost control of his anger at the end and his words became a rush of all the pain and hatred for the fact that some lord could easily kill his family because they couldn't pay taxes. Sher has always had a problem with people who live in the rich aristocratic social class since thy have so little understanding of how he a lowly pleb lives. It's not directed at her, but Sher gets really testy about it. Especially when he has to kidnap a girl for some lordling.<br/><br/>He took several deep breaths and started walking towards his mare, counting to ten before he said, "I'm sorry, I'm just edgy about this whole thing. I really don't enjoy this at all," he said in a much calmer voice.