Redsand Canyon I don't know the half of it anymore

This was a side of Aquene he had not seen yet. And although he appreciated her willingness to open up to him, he was also filled with rage over the fearful whine she released in response to his question. These men had put fear and guilt in her strong heart, and Kallik wished he could hunt them down and eliminate them just so she would never have to worry again. 

She had run from them, as most would have done in her situation, and now she lived with the uncertainty of the future and the fact that they might find here. I'm sorry, he murmured. I won't let them touch you, he promised her, his voice stern. And neither will the rest of Mereo. He tightened further around her. And you are learning how to defend yourself. If they came here, they would not find the same woman that left. This was the real Aquene, Kallik knew that beyond a doubt.