Thar'ok shrugged.  "Might as well keep you about," he answered, "You're faster than an orc, stronger than those goblins.  Seem smart enough.  And I like looking at you.  You'll be my woman, don't mistake that.  But I won't split you like a log as you're so afraid.  Keeps the others from doing something that'll force one of us to kill 'em."<br/><br/>He took another bite of the meat.  Then lifted a wineskin and drank deeply.  "It's not like you've got anything to go back to," he commented as he wiped his lips and belched.