Honeyed Pasture Cut off his head immediately, and stick it on a pike!

The beast adhered to a variety of rules, but they were simple, at least to him. That Skellige was his lord remained of tantamount importance; no matter how long he had spent wandering, that was where his loyalties lay. Even though Tetsubo had entertained the girl thus far with her questions, he was not about to expose his lord to any dangers, so his only response to her next order-turned-question was, Alongside the sea.

He watched her then, curious, and studied her features with a bit more intensity than before. Whatever had possessed the girl before, making her enthusiastic and abound with emotion, seemed to have petered out. Or maybe she was imitating him. He was not sure - and really it didn't matter. A part of him wanted to explain in depth where Skellige had claimed his kingdom, to perhaps coax her to follow, but Tetsubo was not accustomed to recruiting others; his role was to be a bludgeoning force, not a diplomatic one. So after stating this flat-toned answer, he was once again silent.