Lina's moment of hesitation almost made Machado smile. He only allowed his eyes to smile, though - at least for now. The girl had been distracted, probably from watching at the coupling. Ah well, it was understandable.<br/>And Freyja seemed somewhat different herself. He couldn't quite put a finger on the difference, but she seemed ... closer. Yeah, that was it - less of her usual distant behaviour, more engaging.<br/>He liked the change, even if it was only for a time. Of course, he liked the sight of her in that loosened shirt, too. And he'd really want to know why she put that emphasis on "in every way" and "training".<br/>Of course, maybe he had just imagined the emphasis. He wasn't really a social creature. On the other hand neither was Freyja, so he might have read that truthfully, after all. "Time will show", decided the mercenary.<br/>For now, he just removed his boots and trousers and unbuttoned his shirt. Then he stopped to consider this little bit of problem. He usually slept naked, but he knew that was not according to customs, so he was considering to keep at least the long shirt on. Still, he didn't feel too comfortable that way, preferring to be either fully dressed, or just naked, maybe short of a loincloth. Well, he still had the time to make up his mind on this.<br/>For now, it didn't look like it really mattered to Freyja, and Lina had not confirmed she was going to share the same bed. So he assumed she would just chase the slaves from the other bed, and took off all of his clothes, save for the loincloth, before stretching his frame on the bed. Despite what people were saying about werewolves, he was not<em>that</em>hairy. Of course he was- he was a man after all - yet there have been at least two men in the Guard that have been hairier.<br/>Meanwhile, he was just listening to the conversation. He was curious whether he had just imagined the new undertones, and what they meant. Either way, he would like to know what the girl had learned from Kurrad - he knew his own lessons had saved his life on more than one occasion.