He hurried over behind Eurydice, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her away.
There was nothing gentlemanly about the way he moved.
"Orpheus, they're just my friends."
Eurydice tried to explain in a small voice, but he refused to understand.
He said quietly, "Go home now, Eurydice. I don't want to say it again."
The girl had no choice but to turn and run back home.
Moon Shadow explained, "We mean Eurydice no harm. We only wanted to ask her a few questions. You don't need to be so touchy, Mr. Orpheus."
He turned around, his eyes full of arrogance, and said dismissively, "So what? I don't like my possessions picking up other people's scent, especially outsiders like you."
Moon Shadow could hardly believe it. "What are you talking about? Possessions? Is Eurydice just an object branded with your name to you?"
In the legend, the love between Orpheus and Eurydice was celebrated by all.
It was impossible to reconcile that with the arrogant, rude young man before them. How could someone like him brave the Underworld for Eurydice?
They said no more to him and turned away to find an inn.
Fortunately, all they had to do to stay at an inn for free in this instance was mention that they were outsiders.
Early the next morning, Moon Shadow said she wanted to visit Eurydice again.
"The way that Orpheus treats her isn't love at all!"
She fumed. "That's just his desire for control! He doesn't love Eurydice at all!"
"If we can make Eurydice see him for who he really is, they won't have to get married, right? Then Eurydice won't be killed!"
Moon Shadow excitedly shared her idea, her eyes shining.
Yin Chao noticed Bai Tan sitting among the players.
Although he wasn't chiming in like the others,