Owen does jump at her words, too caught up in his thoughts to notice the soft tread of the Baron's daughter.  And he turns as she finishes approaching and speaks.  He does his best to keep his expression guarded but his nature isn't well-suited to keeping his emotions hidden.  His eyes search Naiobe's face, trying to fathom her intentions.<br/><br/>"Then he's going to resent me," he says at last, "I won't sit there like those others and take pleasure in his sick games..."<em>Not now that his eye has fallen upon the woman I love...</em>his conscience adds.  The guilt draws his eyes closed and he takes a slow breath to steady the lingering anger at Felicity's abuse.<br/><br/>His eyes open once more to study the half-elf warily.  "As long as your father remains content to allow him to indulge his desires unchecked there is nothing that can be done to stop it."