Thread: The Prince's Plight

For all her venom and hatred she would not pull Lox out of the now deep trance he had fallen into after only a few moments of waiting patiently in limbo. Even in this state it was possible for Lox to hear and understand knowledge of the outside world even in his state of peace, and looking at this woman in another perspective altogether it was strange to see how her rage nearly bubbled over with his lack of words instead of him insulting her directly. If he was capable of smiling while in the heavy trance he might have done so considering how vain the whore was and now wishing he hadn't spared her a single word he let her angry voice drift into the back ground of his mind as he thought of calmer woods and old dusty temples that dotted his homeland. She might very well strike him in her rage but at the moment Lox's calm was all the defense he needed and served as an advantage in this situation considering his injuries. She'd have to get close to harm him, and in the back drop of his senses she had indeed closed the distance between the two of them to maybe a foot and while he might not have been able to physically beat her as much as he hated admitting his size counted for quite a bit in such close proximity. With so much building in his mind it was difficult to stay in the deep trance of meditation for long, and even as he slowly slipped back into himself and became distinctly aware of the insistent soft breathing that had quickened with the woman's rage Lox had to fight hard now to keep still and all trace of emotion off of his face. For all the nasty things he had said to her it was hilarious how just ignoring the bitch had made her throw caution to the wind and nearly jump him while he meditated. He'd savor the act of killing her even if it meant his own death but at that particular moment a very strange thought crept into his mind that made him almost lose his bearing and laugh hysterically. The whore was pissed beyond all measure and needed only the tiniest bit of needling to really get her going but instead of simply insulting her birth, or her pathetic men, or her questionable honor and battle field tactics Lox did something that might very well ensure both of them probably wouldn't make it out of the room alive in the next few moments. Instead of all the nasty things he could say, Lox proved once more that he was faster than he had any right being even while he was injured and his left hand shot out to give the final insult in the form of nothing more than a flick to the shin. On his way in on being incarcerated Lox noticed that these particular people had an odd way of training their animals that while seemingly strange was extremely effective and he mimicked the gesture they used to punish a dog when it wasn't doing what it was told. Most dogs he saw would cringe away from the little flick or hop back to avoid it altogether but it would get the master's point across. Lox was infinitely glad he had glanced over at her when he did almost casually flick her, because she was so wound up and expecting him to attack that the moment he touched her she hopped back and half crouched in a ready stance to fight only to find Lox's left arm extended and looking at her with nothing but amusement in it eyes. She was apparently smart enough to understand his words, and while her instincts were wrestling with her mind as to what he was doing Lox made a single low choking sound deep within his chest that was a laugh dying early when he murmured Bad dog. just low enough for her to hear him. If she wasn't pissed off before, she was most likely insane with rage now and that actually made Lox laugh was his entire frame shook from the strain of keeping it it. His chest and ribs hurt like hell and his left arm was in agony at that sudden movement but it only made watching her jump back and seeing that confused sort of look he could imagine her head tilting to the side in the exact manner of a dog as the laughing only added more pain to his injuries. Oh gods it hurt but it was worth it even if she did pounce him and try to kill him.