A small huff escaped his lips as he flinched back with a smile. Hands dropped to the side. His opportunity had been taken from him. He could have taken it easily but things had changed. While humanity was weak of flesh, their mind was not as simple as he had once believed. The circumstances did not yet demand that he would break his will.
"And what would you do if she lay outside of your reach?" he asked, curiosity and caution driving him to probe one final time. Every reaction added to his knowledge.