The question hung in the air.
Alaric didn't say a word. It wouldn't take anything for him to speak up for himself and question the Viscount for trying to take his knight.
But...
He knew loyalty couldn't be bought.
It took him back to his former world, when he accidentally had a girlfriend. She was pretty, the daughter of the sergeant at the time.
Guys would fawn over her, trying their best to make her theirs. And anytime they were strolling down the road, and a dude approached her, Alaric would stay quiet and observe the situation.
If she gave him any opportunity to go on with his words or seemed interested, he would leave her then and there; luckily, she would always ignore them, and only then would he step in.
The same applied to the situation he was currently in.
Depending on how Ava responded, he knew exactly how to act.
