Had she stopped at the part about their arrangement always having helped him before, she may have avoided the rising annoyance within him. "You have no idea," he muttered darkly in response to her saying there shouldn't be too much to worry about. In some aspects she was certainly right, but there was a lot about him that she nor anybody else had a clue about. He looked up and over at her and shook his head when she made the princess comment. He knew that Sumi and her didn't get along, and that people talked, but he wouldn't stand for such things, especially not after today.
"Yes, I will get the fool who's responsible for what happened today, and you'd do well enough to remember where people like him stand with me." It wasn't just a warning, it was a direct threat, and for someone who knew him as well as Mac did, she would know that he was serious. Still, it was the first time that he'd ever directly stood up for Sumi and that was bound to be shocking to anybody. In Jax's entire time as leader of his tribe, he'd never had an official girlfriend of any kind, much less a friend.
He stood up from the bed, once again letting her hand fall from his back. He took off his shoes, socks, and jeans until he was completely naked. He walked over to his dresser and retrieved a pair of boxer briefs to slip into.