Her face was ruined; he would be wasting his time trying to sell her now since no one would want a girl with a scarred face.
"You stupid bitch!" he yelled angrily and rose his whip to strike her. She clenched her eyes shut and tensed her small body as she waited for the painful impact, but it never came.
"How did you-" the man tried to start, but Taranis pulled his tongue from his mouth, rendering him unable to speak, but only scream.
The little girl watched with wide eyes as the man collapsed to the ground before rolling around as he screamed with his hands over his severely bleeding mouth.
"Are you frightened?"
She slightly jumped upon suddenly hearing Taranis' voice and with a red hue on her small cheeks, she merely glanced at his naked figure before looking away. "N-No, Sir."
"You're a terrible liar." He took what was left of his clothing from the ground and wrapped it neatly around his waist. "What's your name?"
"Ashley, Sir."
"My name is Taranis, Ashley, not Sir."
