He'd seen her asthma attack. Now he knew her mother had died after an attack. He had to wonder if his children would inherit it.
"Our sons will be strong warriors."
And if they aren't?
She wanted to get off this ship and run far away from him. She ran her fingers over some of the buttons. Looking up, she tried to appear innocent. "Don't you have laws protecting children?"
She pressed a button. Nothing happened. Determined, she pressed another one. Still nothing happened. Sweat ran down the side of her face. She knew it was childish but she wanted to hurt his precious ship the way he'd hurt her.
"We have laws."
"But do you have any laws protecting the weak from the strong? Could you kill a child and get away with it on your planet?"
She could feel two buttons under her fingers and pressed them, too. She could've cried when still nothing happened.