"What do you mean by that?"
"I mean that your Uncle won't let you go. You feel guilty towards your uncle and his family. The next time he beats you, Sixth Master, being as filial as you are, you naturally won't fight back. Next time, I won't be here to save you, Sixth Master. When the time comes, and you've bled to death, your uncle and cousin will probably take their anger out on me. Naturally, I'll have to go back to Sileria City to hide. Or do you think I'm stupid enough to just wait for you to die, letting your uncle come after me?"
Adrian Desmond remained silent.
"Adrian Desmond, you've lost your mind! Don't drag me down with you!" Sienna Johnson, sparing him no courtesy, said with cutting sarcasm.
"I won't die. I'll protect you and our child!" Adrian Desmond promised her.
But Sienna Johnson didn't believe his words at all, pressing, "Then tell me, next time your uncle beats you, beats you half to death, what are you going to do?"
Adrian Desmond was silent.
