"So what? I save your life and don't even get a thank you? This attitude may fly with that silver blood sucker but not with me, darling,"
Arabella saw no humour in his tone. In fact, she never took anyone lightly when addressed in that manner. Especially when the chastising came from men in power.
Thus, in response, her heart grew fussier, leading to a louder and faster breathing cadence, "Please forgive me. I meant no disrespect! I was merely-"
"Calm down," Cynric immediately put an end to her frantic raving, "I won't bite your head off for that," the look of exasperation on him shifted back into one of amusement, "Had I not met other humans before you, I'd have believed your kind can't take a joke at all,"
Her lips trembled, but air was all they'd expelled. Eyes on the ground, the young woman tried to keep her tears from flowing but the image of Cynric ripping Vali's vocal cords out persisted, haunting her the whole time.
