He released in an instance, only to smack the back of his hand across her face. She was not going to start with this bullshit. Lex was willing to rip her vocal chords out just to shut her up at this point. Before she could scream again, Lex had removed the scarf that lingered around his neck and quickly bound it around her mouth and fastened it tightly around her neck. His free hand went back to hold her against the tree while the other thrusted the tip of the sword into her shoulder. Glaring coldly at her, Lex leaned in, his face inches away while staring her down, then lividly spat out at her. "Scream now, bitch."