And here came the heavy sigh and he nodded, "Yes namely Hope, she is a young girl who will tell you she can look after herself but you are older and bigger than her and even if you don't think you are threatening her I'm telling you to stay away,"
He listened as she claimed to have spoken to Hagar this morning but after what he'd been told he was inclined to disbelieve her. He didn't need the aggravation that came with making a mistake through giving her the benefit of the doubt and so he was laying it thick and strong. No meant no.
He'd hoped he wouldn't have to do this, she'd seemed like a king natured soul whose only real fault was poor communications skills - something that as coming across presently. "You can give me your word all you like, you can swear to me until you're blue in the face but I don't know you, have no reason to trust you. The safety of my tribe is paramount and you've made someone feel threatened, I won't have it. You can't come around any more and if I see you there will be trouble," he repeated