[b]Himura's Location: Garden[/b]

The power of the whip enveloped around the Minotaur, as soon he reverted back into his human form after he had heard Ashley's apology. The boy sighed-- He seemed to have bought her reasoning. The chains released itself away from the boy and Himura simply allowed the handle of the whip away as it floated and glew brightly with a warming lightthat soon surged its way back to Ashley's chest. Himura gave a deep sigh of satisfaction. "That could've ended worse." He had a grin on his face, not realising of the particular expression Ashley had given to Himura previously. "Thanks for doing that. I was worried I might need to do more than just whipping him to submission."

As his grin fades into his normal neutral smile, that's when he could properly see Ashley and Jake. She looked... Paler. Her eyes seemed to be in resolution, but her body language tells him that she was in a deep shock and surprise. Himura's head dropped. "Maybe I shouldn't have been so abrupt about what I did. Sorry Ashley..."