Mina sat across from Lapeto completely engrossed in their game, but she could tell the man's mind was occupied. He obviously wanted to say a lot, but she was almost certain she did not want to hear it. He kept telling her that she changed, but he never quite explained how, so she decided to take it as a complement.
At some point during the evening, Nael and a random woman began to cuddle up to one another and Mina could not help but to keep looking in their direction. Nael was a mystery to her, he did not have a 'type' and she wondered if he would ever look at her the way he was looking at the woman in front of him now.
"Do you like him?" Lapeto asked in Bali, startling Mina back into the game.
"He's interesting, but I'm not sure."
"He's violent," Lapeto corrected. "I've had past dealings with him before." Mina nodded because there was no denying that the man was cruel, but in her mind, he had become her protector.
