Toho could feel Damita's anger rising, almost as though she was struggling to keep it contained as they rode along. Her silence was surely a temporary state; if her display back at the exchange site had been any kind of indicator, she had more than enough fire in her to make everyone's trip miserable.<br/><br/>And finally, she spoke. Toho didn't flinch at the sudden outburst, didn't even react to his. He simply stared straight past her at the forest as though he hadn't heard her words at all. He himself had the sudden thought that, yes, he'd have been better off pretending he didn't know any English.<br/><br/>"Your father has gifted you to the Jaega," he said finally, ignoring her comment on his manners. "In exchange for gifts that your Spaniards desired. You are of the Jaega now."