"As I said M'Lady"<br/>He gave her a brief bow of the head.<br/>"You are your Father's daughter, now why would I wish to leave..Hmmm...how many is it?"<br/>He titled his head up to the ceiling as though to count, then fixed his gaze back onto her.<br/>"Oh yes....29 children and two on the way....to grow up as you have?..."<br/><br/>He snorted, still ignoring any reference to her powers, even though she continued to prod him.<br/>"And how could I put such a fair, though rather scrawny maiden such as yourself, in chains?"