Even though she claimed not to have any grudges against the man, Vahn could tell that Tsubaki would probably string him up if she got the opportunity. There was a deep resentment in her red eyes that glimmered with a borderline murderous light. After she composed herself a bit, she showed a wry smile and continued, "To return the care my mother had put into raising me, I pursue the dual path of a warrior and blacksmith and honed my skills to the best of my ability. When I was around sixteen, I met a guy that I thought I would be able to spend the rest of my life with and we worked hard together to build our dream of having a family of our own. Unfortunately, when we were on an expedition, he ended up taking a bad hit from a monster and died from his wounds soon after. That was around ten years ago, so I had been abstinent ever since then and given up on having children of my own...until some idiot came along and overstepped his boundaries until he eventually broken down my resistances..." As if she were trying to cover up her earlier melancholy, Tsubaki leaned in and kissed Vahn in a relatively passionate manner for a few long seconds. He could take a bit of the honey that was used to season the meat intermixed with her saliva and did his best to reciprocate her affection since he knew she was hurting a bit.