"Listen to me, I could harm Maura far worse without my sword. It can't even cut her flesh. Interesting how I could protect her better with the sword, though. And even more interesting how I probably wouldn't stand much chance against you in combat without it, either. So what are you? Keeping me hostage?"
He took a napkin writing down his reply, "I am not keeping you hostage but your sword. And your sword just happens to be your prized possesion. But Maura is mine, I can't stay by her bedside forever and I need someone to look after her. So therefore your sword is leverage to make sure she's well taken care of until she's better. Besides if I were to give your sword back I'd have no way whatsoever to know if you were going to treat her well or even take care of her." He wrote he then smirked as he wrote another bit on the back. "Besides, you won't die in our company. Maura summons creatures to protect never to kill unless it's for protecting you have no worries unless you try to hurt anyone that's good." He handed the paper to the boy a smirk still upon his ugly face.
He took a napkin writing down his reply, "I am not keeping you hostage but your sword. And your sword just happens to be your prized possesion. But Maura is mine, I can't stay by her bedside forever and I need someone to look after her. So therefore your sword is leverage to make sure she's well taken care of until she's better. Besides if I were to give your sword back I'd have no way whatsoever to know if you were going to treat her well or even take care of her." He wrote he then smirked as he wrote another bit on the back. "Besides, you won't die in our company. Maura summons creatures to protect never to kill unless it's for protecting you have no worries unless you try to hurt anyone that's good." He handed the paper to the boy a smirk still upon his ugly face.