Liam chuckled at Nord's statement.
The air between them was tense.
They had already tuned out the loud music from their heads, creating a fragile silence.
Rin and Nessa were still away.
Nord looked grim, and Liam could tell the inner conflict he was having from a glance at his mental waves.
His thoughts were somewhat of a mess, too.
But somehow, to Liam's eyes, they were too complicated to read.
Nord's mental waves had a certain… special quality, but Liam couldn't figure out what it was.
Clearly, it had something to do with the 'aura' sensing thing the giants had probably bestowed on him.
A total of six seconds of silence followed.
"Never expected you of all people to become a lapdog," Liam mocked. "Was it by choice? Or did they promise you a treat?
Nord grimaced, gritting his teeth.
"Do I look like a slave to you?" Nord snarled through a clenched jaw. "At least I'm no hiding rat."
