"What did you say?"
"I... I know them. They are one and the same, the church of Penance."
The male still looked disdainfully at her, and reluctantly, with Raynell's soothing palm on his, he lowered his blade from the girl's face.
Still, Raynell couldn't understand why he was behaving so violently. It was almost like he did not have control over his emotions. In one way, it made him seem more human than the usual stoic nature he always carried on, but in another, he appeared more like an angry beast than a human. It confused the ruby-orbed girl, but it certainly did not frighten her.
She looked over to her mother who merely observed the situation.
"Don't fret so much, Raynell. He did it to intimidate her into speaking. It's not ideal but it produces results." The woman spoke, with a slow nod of her head.
