Where?
Mae looked toward Ryu, but before she could even give him an apologetic look, Ryu slowly stood to his foot, placing her down by his side.
"Ryu?" Mae's gaze flickered.
Ryu smiled. "You expected me to allow you to go alone? Help me get ready."
Mae blinked, her eyes beginning to moisten. Indeed, she had had every intention of leaving Ryu behind. That was because she wanted to face off against the pressure alone and didn't want to force him to listen to the kind of disparaging remarks he would definitely hear. But Ryu had clearly never had such intentions. His words toward Kelcyne were only said to infuriate her.
Ryu's policies toward his women were quite simple. His wives were allowed to be as willful as they wanted, even toward himself, however no one else was allowed to do the same, even himself. No one was allowed to make them suffer, no one was allowed to make them suffer injustice, no one was allowed to paint them into a corner…