He very lightly flicks a finger in the direction of one of the snakes, though he strokes it in the gesture along one of the strands of hair that mingle through the scales and coils.<br/><br/>"She was ripped out of a life of freedom and forced into servitude. I do not think any of you would react well to that. That she is now a slave means her place is to serve, and that service is her only survival in this world. It does not mean in any of that, that she should be reacting happily to it or that there is an actual character flaw in not wanting to. She is wanted to serve, she serves or she will be broken and killed. Anyone wants her to be joyous about that... well. Perhaps that is more a commentary on them, than her."<br/><br/>He shakes his head.<br/><br/>"But you are right enough, there is no reason to keep in discourse on.." A brief look at Myrine. "Curious and bemusing perspectives."<br/><br/>"We have picked out the Numidian Brute as a good starting point to see each other's abilities in actual conflict while still serving our own purpose."<br/><br/>