"What?" I frowned. "I mean, I was not asking for your permission."
"I know," he replied with a small quirk on the side of his lips. "I wasn't giving you a choice either. You're not allowed to leave the forest."
My jaw fell, aghast. "So you really are going to hold us captive!"
One of his perfect brows shot up. "You are rather quick to draw your conclusions, aren't you? I see no reason why I should be keeping you here, yet here I am."
"You're lying." I thrust an accusative finger at him. "You and your friends are going to sell us out!"
What followed was the sound of a wooden chair being dragged aggressively against the floorboard, eventually falling and causing us to turn in alarm.
The woman, Eury, stood up fuming. She looked so angry as she glared daggers at me. "You ungrateful brat. Instead of thanking the captain for his generosity, you dare show your disrespect!"
