The grip on her arms wasn't too tight, just tight enough. Of course he didn't want to mare the skin of the King's next whore. Her bottom lip might have quivered a little, but she kept her held up and her resolve firm. "He hasn't seem to mind so far," she replied. "He just keeps coming back for more, and I believe, if he's played the right way he'll still keep coming back. He likes a good chase, I'm just prolonging the hunt." So there. If she were 12, she might have stuck her tongue out at him. "After all, I'm a virgin and I need to be courted."