She had been a bit worried about her question, hoping he didn’t think it was too forward of her to presume that he might want to share a den. Her mother would have frowned on such a thing, but her mother frowned upon most things that Cosette did, and she wasn’t around to make the girl feel guilty. Indigo was her only friend now, and the only one who she felt comfortable around. Hopefully, with time, she would meet others and make new friends and carve out a real life for herself, but he would always be special to her, and for now at least, he was all she needed. His words brought a shy grin to her face. "I’d like that too. I feel safer when you’re close." It seemed silly to say out loud, but it was the truth. She sometimes woke up in the middle of the night, forgetting where she was, and that she was safe, but if Indigo was there it would be much easier to remind herself that she was okay.
