"Lock the-- That's completely absurd and beyond unreasonable! You assume I should accurately predict your rudene-- What are you DOING?" she squawked as he started putting his hands all over her. Natalia slapped his wrists away, red-faced. "Kindly keep your hands to yourself!"

No matter how good his intentions might have been, some things were simply not done! She stormed away from a little faster, even if it meant that it would weary her that much sooner. Honestly, this man had no respect for a lady's privacy.

"I'll be fine," she informed him crisply. "I think it's safe to assume that I can move through the streets in broad daylight without fearing an ill-timed assault, outside of your own intrusion just now." What did he seriously think was going to happen, that bandits would leap out and no one would move to her aid?

Suddenly a bunch of thugs jumped out of the alleyway