บท 104: An interesting offer (2)

              Luke frowned when he heard that maybe some romance in his new life could improve things a little bit, but everything in excess was bound to cause trouble.

"You look troubled," Shalia said. "Offer your protection to some women in exchange for their love."

"I am not sure that kind of thing is so easily negotiable," Luke said.

"I think it is, but you humans complicated everything," Shalia said. "I am fairly certain the notion of mutual love and attraction is a pretty recent invention of yours. It shouldn't have been a long time since you people had arranged marriages."