I don't feel indebted to him. He is, at best, my partner, and at worst, he supplies me with payment adequately as one of your peasants would have a lord protect them. And once that word is given, it is not one I am oft willing to take back. I am the warrior, not he. As for the town in Changsha, it was but an experiment. My parents were fond of it, but there are other towns, in locales more hospitable to nomads...lands less inhabited. Lands like this. She stopped ther, and listened to herself. This man was...convincing, even if he wasn't trying, as he said. He just had that way about him, and that made Anshui worry. The beauteous warrior scowled at the idea she was being used. If that proved true, oh, there would be all the Heavens to pay. But she did not believe so. Not yet. Anshui was a barbarian, yes, but this did not make her rash.Shen Feng wrote:The young man turned general sighed softly. "You are a powerful woman, Lei Anshui, beautiful and powerful. You should not be beholden to one such as Deng Yue, you should be free to make your own decisions, to follow your own heart. I will not ask you to fight for me. I just want you to do what's right for yourself and your tribe. I wrote to you earlier about my dreams, my intentions should I be able to govern the southland. If your people, your tribes, are seen as being aligned with bandits, then I fear true peace and coexistance will not occur for a long time. It pains me to see you being used like that, but..."
Feng bit his lip, looking away from Anshui. "I'm sorry, my lady. This is something I feel strongly about, but if I try to push you too hard, then I am no better than him."
Smiling, she finally adds, Still, do continue. I do like to revel in such flattery. The beautfiul maiden was caught off guard by the sudden stroke of the warrior companion's tongue, however, and she replied only curiously, with only a slight hint of amusement, Seem? And why do I...seem...so?