Luca chuckled as the girl nearly thrashed free.  Restoring his grasp on her wrist, he forced it up behind her back and nabbed her thumb to help him hold her.  “What are you going to do if you escape me, girl?  Fall off of my horse?  Wander lost in the dark woods?  Do you think I’ll find you before the forest predators do?  Perhaps I’ll go back and deal with your father before I seek you out.”<br/>He let the cruel words sink in for a moment, then let her out of the arm lock.  Grabbing both sides of her robe, he let her slowly think about his words as he tore it the rest of the way down inch by inch by inch.