Aulfr was [i]really[/i] woken up when she decided to punch his nose.

Almost immediately after he punching him, he rolled inward, to the other side of the bed, snatching his hands out to clamp on her wrists. He was [i]angry[/i], the punch erasing his good mood, and he wasn't in any mood to play games. He held her down, wrists clamped down on, positioning himself so that she couldn't kick, she couldn't throw him off balance, or wriggle out. The best thing she could do was spit on him, and that'd be making him even angrier.

Growling, he replied, "How dare you, speak back as if you are of equal ground and standing? I sought your favor, and gave you an offer that none other would ever receive, but that still doesn't mean that, until you have done your side of the deal and I am seated up, you are under my command, owned by [i]me![/i]"

Glaring at her, he rolled his jaw, as if contemplating what to do with her, before continuing.

"If you had noticed, you were the one that downed it and immediately asked for more. Being the oh-so-kind soul I am, I let you have more than any other. [i]Especially[/i] since you were originally going to be nothing more than a pretty face. You know my ambition, and you know my ultimate goal, and you know just as well as I do what I could do with a name like yours. And I have a good idea of why you're always targeting the scum of the world- so you can either stop [i]lying to me[/i], and work everything we got to the best advantage, or you can forget being free ever again. Even if you escape me, we'll always be on your trail."

At this point, blood dripping from his nose was slowly dripping down, staining her neck a crimson red. He let it bleed- the pain enraged him even more, which was reflected in his eyes. And they were eyes that promised worse than death for those who crossed him.

"You are a lady with a name. A name that can be used to instill fear- and also a name behind that one, which can be used against those who had done wrong against her. Don't you agree, [i]Aleksandra?[/i] I suspected who you were from the moment I saw you, even more so because of the story that accompanied your name, and the stories that started appearing after your name became widespread after your disappearance. The only thing I did was ensure that you had an asset I might use. So be an asset, or be a toy."

He stayed down on her, making sure that she couldn't move unless he let her.