Celebrian bit the inside of her cheek to stop herself from beaming, more than sure it was meant as a compliment and taking it as nothing less. She touched the long cut that slashed across her cheek and nodded her head slightly, repressing a laugh. “My guard had him on his knees before I had time to defend myself,” she replied, realising only after how cheerful it had sounded. “They are a force to be reckoned with, my lord.”