Liadan glared daggers at Nelek. That girl was no older than his own daughter.

"I'm going to kick him in the crotch first." Liadan told Xavier.

Xavier backed Mazi against the wall. If Mazi had not been able to remove the dagger, it was driven further in by Xavier's momentum. "Feel free to do so." Without removing his sword, Xavier stepped to the side to allow Lia free access.

Liadan kicked him so hard she almost hurt her foot. Then she spat on him. "Momzer."

Aislyn gave him a death glare unlike any before. She waited for Lia to move and she kicked him as well.

Xavier tried his best to hide his smile from his captive. The women here were unlike women anywhere else. Such a refreshing change, there might actually be some challenges for him here. He admired women who stood up for themselves and didn't wait around wringing their hands. It was too bad Lia was already wed...

Liadan knelt next to the unconscious girl. Liadan could see that she had cuts and bruises.

"This is disgusting, she can't be much older than Millie." Liadan grabbed the quilt to cover her, then stopped. She recognized the quilt; it had been a wedding gift to Aislyn and Nelek, nearly every woman and girl in the village had sewn a square. Liadan had even clumsily added her own square to it, faded blue fabric with a couple reddish-brown smudges because Liadan kept stabbing herself with the needle. Liadan swore again.

The knife in his back had not struck anything too important, missed organs and major blood vessels. The kicks to the groin were excruciating though. Mazi clenchedhis fists and imagined what he would do to Liadan's daughter to make her pay for this.

Aislyn joined Lia. Her heart broke at the sight of the quilt. "We will burn that for warmth tonight," she said softly. "I'll get under her arms and you take her feet?"

Xavier pressed closer against Mazi. "I'm going to enjoy taking you apart, piece by piece," he hissed. "Everything you dealt that girl beating wise, I'm going to visit on you tenfold. I only wish Lord Wulfsen was here to join in." With his free hand, he began to search Mazi for weapons. As he did so, he removed Mazi's belt so he could bind his hands.

In reply to Aislyn (msg # 221):

Liadan thought they might need all the blankets they could get tonight, but could understand why Aislyn wanted to burn the quilt. Liadan pulled the blanket over the girl and gently lifted her by her legs.

In reply to Xavier DeVale (msg # 222):

Mazi swore. He hoped his King arrived before the potion wore off. He had not expected Aislyn to attack him, Liadan because that horrible woman was a maniac, but not Aislyn. Aislyn should have been shattered.

Aislyn lifted her upper half, taking care to not shake her more than very possible. She backed her way from the room, hating her husband for what he had become and everything he had done.

In reply to Mazi (msg # 224):

"Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?" Xavier said as he spun Mazi face first in to the wall and grabbed for his wrists. He held the man in place with his knee. "I fail to see what ever attracted Aislyn to you."

In reply to Aislyn (msg # 225)

"Where is Difyr?" Liadan asked. She had not seen the healer for a while. "And she's half naked, we shouldn't put her with the others."

In reply to Xavier DeVale (msg # 226):

"She was a slut." Mazi said. "She'd give herself to any man who asked her."

In reply to Liadan Buckley (msg # 227):

"She was still here when I went off on my own, wasn't she?" Aislyn asked. "If you can hold her, I'll go get my cloak and then we can see if we can find a more private room for her."

In reply to Mazi (msg # 228):

Xavier slammed Mazi's head against the wall. "I don't know Aislyn all that well, but from what I do know, she is no slut, nor is she promiscuous. You are a piece of work, Nelek. You need to be destroyed," he growled, his arm pressing against Mazi's throat.

In reply to Aislyn (msg # 229):

Liadan scowled. "I'm not that strong. We can't just cart her all over the keep either."

"I know that. But we can't just sit her out here in the hallway either, half naked, while I go get the cloak and hunt down a room.

In reply to Xavier DeVale (msg # 230):

"So you haven't slept with her yet." Mazi spat.

In reply to Aislyn (msg # 232):

"What do you need a cloak for anyway?" Liadan asked. "Get Aron and Difyr."

In reply to Mazi (msg # 233):

"Contrary to a popularly held opinion, I do not think only of bedding women," Xavier ground out. "You seem to have an obsession with sex though. Sex mixed with violence. You are very very sick." He finished binding Mazi's wrists behind him. "I have very little use for cretin's like you. The only good place for you is six feet under."

In reply to Liadan Buckley (msg # 234):

"To cover her and keep her warm?" Aislyn shook her head. "Do you really want Aron seeing her half undressed?"

In reply to Aislyn (msg # 236):

"I trust my husband with her." Liadan said. "He's also stronger than both of us and can carry her more easily."

Lia's words were like a slap in the face. "Fine, I will get my cloak and Aron, since she still needs warmth." And once everyone is settled in, I will take Millie and return to the convent. Most likely Lek could sign on as a handyman, the nun's were always having things that needed fixing. She turned on her heel and went in to the room.