His sneer remained. He never answered me though. "Did you hear me or are you deaf?"
"I heard you." He paused and crossed his arms over his chest. "I just don't like speaking with liars."
I clasped my hands behind my back. "I'm not a liar. I was merely protecting my daughters. Instead of a liar, how about a protector?"
If it was even possible, his sneer got worse. "Whatever. What do you want?"
It was my turn to cross my arms over my chest and sneer back at him. "I have a few rules for you to follow. If you can do that, I'll make a deal with you. One that you will like."
He scuffed and rolled his eyes. "Fine. I suppose I could hear you out."
I held up my hand with three fingers straight. "One, your attitude will get you nowhere. Two, you are to respect your hosts and be polite to the
