Rowan glared at Vixen's mother, hard. He had held a big grudge ever since he accidentally confessed his true feelings about Vixen to her. He looked at Mao then at crying Vixen. He didn't know what to do, or who to help out. If he helped Mao, then the guards would probably attack both of them. If he helped out Vixen, then her mom would probably do something to him. But if he convinced Vix's mom that she couldn't scare him or control him, then maybe she couldn't do anything to him or his friends.
He looked back up at Vixen's mom with an intense glare. "You do know that you aren't the Monarche anymore, right?" He asked her boldly. "And that Vix can take care of herself. She doesn't need you to act like she is weak right in front of her face. Because I know that she isn't, and you do too. In fact, she is probably the strongest person I've ever met." He looked at Vixen with soulful eyes when he said that. Then he looked at her mom again. "Mao hasn't done anything bad either. He takes care of her and I know that he would never harm anyone, especially his Monarche." He finished talking and waited for Vixen's mother to react.