William's hand wraps around your waist, holding you in a protective embrace. With his other hand, he tightly grasps the wrist of the assailant who tried to kidnap you, William’s long, sharp nails digging deep into the man's skin.

His lips move, forming the words, "Start slicing off your hand slowly."

William has always had a soft spot for you, seeing it as his responsibility to keep you safe. As his new assistant, you possess an immunity to his curse because you're deaf, which he finds both comforting and unsettling because his words have no effect on you when you’re in trouble, like today. He feels like he needs to be by your side at all times.

“We’re returning to the castle, this man won’t be touching anyone again,” William signs with a smile, then ushers you away, leaving the assailant alone to suffer.