Do I Even Want To Be Here?

He would snap at her and Marina would wince. She felt like screaming at him. Like telling him she was sorry that she even bothered to care. But that wasn’t the right thing to do. She would relax, breathing in and out. She would eye him slowly, letting her mind relax. No. There was no reason to get into a scuffle here. She would shake her head, deciding not to provoke him more, and let him speak.

But then the question came to matter of her own family. Marina’s heart would clench and she’d lower her gaze, hesitating. Her own family... They... "My family was murdered by barbarians when I was but a pup. I'm alone here." Sure she had Ganja, but the girl was not with her right now. She’d let her gaze travel away from him, her body stiff.

"No matter how strong you are... there is always someone out there who is stronger."