Wyn continued to observe the stars as he pondered over her words, taking a noticeable amount of time to correctly interpret what she had meant by 'being given away to a business associate'. So, a marriage of convenience, that was what she was running from, and it explained the desperation he had been sensing from her under all the stoic cynicism. He had flirted and dated throughout college, but the prospect of entering into such a commitment had been so far off that it had barely crossed his mind, and he could only imagine what it would be like to sign one's life away to be with someone they did not even choose.
He turned over in his deck chair to face her, shooting her a genuine look of compassion while desiring to assure her that she was safe with him, that she was free now, but that was not possible with their limited skills and resources, at least not yet. "Look sunshine, I can't guarantee how things are going to turn out in the end, but I'm going to do everything in my power to help you win your freedom, and regardless of what happens, just know that you now have a friend in me even if you've never had one in anyone else before."