Scarlet Letters
Novel
04-13-2021, 11:14 PM
She felt on edge. Perhaps a little too much. She felt bad and almost ashamed that she had reacted like that towards the man, but she supposed old habits died hard. He didn't look threatening or imposing. Didn't look like he'd hurt her. His wagging tail was proof of that along with his non-threatening manner. He appeared to be around her age. Perhaps a little older, she wasn't sure right now. He would apologize for scaring her, to which she responded by flattening her ears and glancing away in embarrassment. She really needed to break out of this...but she struggled so much after everything, it was hard. Leone had been the only one that had managed to bring out her confidence...she never felt afraid when she was with him, but now... "I didn't expect anyone to be out this late either, so I came to investigate when I heard you walking around." She turned to look at him with her good eye while she still kept the scarred side of her face hidden in the dark. Although she should have been used to the way she looked, she was still afraid of others seeing her and thinking her some sort of hideous monster. She had gotten some not-so-pleasant reactions in the past, and each time it happened, a part of her crumbled away. She remained quiet a moment longer until he introduced himself as Valor. "I-I didn't mean to disturb you. I was just looking for some...herbs. I'm ah...my name is Novel...I-I didn't wake you, did I?" She didn't know if he had been asleep or not, and if he had been, then she'd feel even worse for disturbing him. She was already hating the fact that she reacted the way she did, so as she spoke, she forced herself to try and relax a bit by lowering her guard just a bit and cocking her good ear forward.
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