Melina pulled the staff back a bit, but did not let him go. She wanted to hear it from his mouth, to hear his defeat. "Promise it. Say that you will serve me as my slave, and never try to run away, never try to hurt us. Swear it on your life!"<br/><br/>She did not know for sure how honorable a man he was, but having seen other men in uniform before, and the fact that he himself mentioned something about honor earlier, she suspected it would at least keep him from trying to run until they got to the village.<br/>