Hehe... bodyguard... well, she would do that a bit, she figured, but it was<em>far</em>more than that.  Well, she was cooperating, why spoil the moment?  Holding onto her, she picked up the nearby rope with the other, released her, and made a quick slip-not, which she quickly put around the woman's neck.  A leash, if you will, one she could pull on and choke her easily; would help the process seeing her like this, she figured...<br/><br/>"Follow me.  Hope you can handle the cold, and looking rather immodest in front of strangers." she said, tugging her a bit and heading off, either leading her along or dragging a slightly bluer version of her along behind her, one or the other was happening "We're going to go see my father... let him know the situation as it stands.  He'll oversee your vowing to serve me, then after that comes 'The Breaking of the Shield' to formalize the vow.  Father will have to tell me the setting that takes place in; I've never actually taken a shieldbearer before, and it's not as common a practice as we've been preparing for war with the Realm..."