““Silence reigned for half a minute, then she said, “Heck of a shiner you’ve got there.” Again his mouth quirked with a grin. “It’ll probably look worse in a few more hours.” One thing about Priss, she would always amuse him. “You took me by surprise so it was a direct shot.” Subdued, she hung her head. “Pure reaction to realizing I’d been drugged. Sorry.” Pure reaction? Meaning she was trained enough to react by instinct? Every hour he learned something new about her. If she was trained, that would be a good thing. Not that she could possibly have enough instruction to deflect the likes of Murray. “I’m fine, Priss. Don’t worry about it.” “I won’t.””
