"That won't be necessary, " Rajini told him, " it would be more prudent to take him with us and use him to discourage the guard from killing us while we make our departure." Then, to Sufjan she said, " Put your robe on , quickly." Sufjan complied with her order, seeing that he had little other choice in the matter. As soon as he'd pulled his silken, violet robe about his slender frame, Rajini grabbed a fistful of his lavish material and shoved him in Ayden's direction, " If he so much as twitches the wrong way, snap his scrawny neck."
The male slave had not moved since Rajini and Ayden's intrusion.He knelt down by the bed , staring at the floor and quivering with fear. It was compassion that drew Rajini to the slave, she knelt down beside him and lightly placed a reassuring hand on the man's shoulder, "It's alright now, friend. You are free."
The slave lifted his head to look at her , however when she smiled at him he spat in her face and started to scream, "HELP! GUARDS! CRIMINALS! THERE ARE BANDITS TRYING TO KIDNAP LORD SUFJAN IN HERE!"
Needless to say , Rajini was taken off-guard by the slave's response. It took her a few moments to recover , but her hesitation was enough time for the guard to show up, kicking through the doors, a pair of them ran in with their spears aimed at the thieves, " Assassins, drop your weapons and step away from Lord Sufjan!" One of the guards demanded in a threatening baritone.