Hopeful

The girl started to calm down and Ashmedai just waited, a little scared that any move he made would cause her to panic again. Eventually the girl began to calm down and oddly enough, her glowing started to fade. Ashmedai didn't hide his blatant staring as the light dimmed.

The girl introduced herself as Roseus, or Rose for short. She apologized about her reaction and explained that she heard something and got scared. She said she couldn't see well in the dark.

"Huh? I can totally see in the dark," he said, not yet noticing the girl's missing limb. "What are you doing out here? Shouldn't you be safe and warm in like a den or a pack or something? Especially if you cant see well at night and- well- glow when you get scared?"