[ The flinch nearly tears his heart in two. Hakuryuu could remember, the moment be had begun to propose to her, how she told him she was once a slave. Could she be, at this very moment, reliving those memories?

It stunned him, but not enough to remove his hand from her back. He wanted to be there for her, no matter what age or event she had gone through. He loved her.

And because of this his anger broke out unwillingly to his face at the mention of this 'Master'. This person, this monster had had touched Morgiana. This was someone who could never be forgiven. But as much as he wanted to take action, there was nothing he could do but comfort the one in front of him now. ]

This man is not here, so don't be afraid. [ Hakuryuu keeps his voice as low as possible. Retaining a calm and reassuring sound to hopefully set the girl more at ease. ]

In this world you belong to no master. So please, let me help you take those off. [ Eyes gesturing to the chains, the boy had to hold back every inch of anger that simply wanted to throw his spear into those chain. But he had to do this patiently. Who knows how Morgiana would act otherwise... ]

I won't hurt you, I'm here to help you.