Sigyn hissed in a sharp inhalation, sucking the air in through her teeth as he picked her up. Even though he was gentle, the jostling still hurt a bit. Enough so that she could barely enjoy the fact that he was carrying her.
There was a small, involuntary sound when he set her down again, even though she was trying not to make any noise this time. So when he said he was going to look, she prepared herself for more pain. But he was surprisingly gentle. So much so that she almost forgot that it hurt. Until he hit a tender spot by accident, and she winced and swallowed most of a moan.
"Bad news first," she told him, "so I have something to look forward to."
Which was as close to a silver lining as this epic failure of a seduction was going to get. Because really, what else could possibly go wrong in this scenario? This was so not how any of the other maidens said their seductions had gone.