We face it together

Safe. Could he have ever truly claimed to be safe anywhere? Natiel had been willing to protect him, but she had ultimately abandoned him, just as everyone else had. He lifted his head slightly, satisfied that the woman wasn’t going to attack him, but kept his eyes downcast.She would be his friend. Had he ever had a friend before? There was Gabriel, the blind giant who had been so kind to him, Gabriel who he had healed when his brother maimed him, Gabriel who had also left him behind. Even Shiloh had gotten bored of him eventually, he was sure of it. He had left Boreas to chase after him, in spite of all his severity and the pain Shiloh had inflicted on him, all the scratches and bites he had left under Spider’s thin fur, the healer had truly loved him, and perhaps that was what made his desertion so much worse than all the others.

“W-w-w-will y-y-you p-p-promise m-me s-s-s-s-s-s-“ He was caught on the word and stuck hissing the first syllable. “Something.” He all but choked out, his eyes closed tightly from the effort of trying to speak past his stutter. He shifted slightly waiting for the woman to reply then softly muttered: “Please don’t leave.” With perfect clarity.

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