"You need to appear appreciative of their gesture without it being hypocritical toward your cause, and I need to stay here--I don't know if I could stand to go back and be given to someone else. So we both need..."
When Sorey looked up at him with that curiosity in him, the candle light made his eyes glitter. It was somewhat distracting. He had to pause and regain his line of thought.
He lifted his wrist, the one shackled in gold and chained to the bed. "They want to use me to sway you, but perhaps you can turn it around, use me to show them--"
The plan was still falling into place in his head as he spoke, he bit down gently on his lip, deep in concentration.
"You could tell them you bedded me, and my services were so well performed that you awarded me with my freedom--and for my part I'll say I am so loyal and obedient to my beloved prince, I continue to serve him of my own will."
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When Sorey looked up at him with that curiosity in him, the candle light made his eyes glitter. It was somewhat distracting. He had to pause and regain his line of thought.
He lifted his wrist, the one shackled in gold and chained to the bed. "They want to use me to sway you, but perhaps you can turn it around, use me to show them--"
The plan was still falling into place in his head as he spoke, he bit down gently on his lip, deep in concentration.
"You could tell them you bedded me, and my services were so well performed that you awarded me with my freedom--and for my part I'll say I am so loyal and obedient to my beloved prince, I continue to serve him of my own will."