With a sigh, the teenager slipped onto the crowded bed. Tenderly easing his snake, he recalled, "Disrespect is not something I tolerate. But worse than that, you hurt Luna. If you ever do that again, I will make you go down on your knees in the middle of the great hall. What happened today will feel like a sweet caress. Luna is not bound to you or me! Everything she does, every kindness she shows, comes from her own heart. And if you spurn her ever again, I will make you regret it. Are we clear?"