Today had been better than yesterday. After the morning's worries, everyone seemed happy, and told stories around the fire.
I wondered if it was always like this for them. Being immortal had its advantages. You were never in a hurry to do anything, you didn’t feel the need to fill your day with pointless tasks, there was always time to do it tomorrow or the next day.
I was shocked to learn that they were all immortal, not just the vampires, but also the werewolves and witches.
I was the only mortal, the only human, or whatever I was, the only one that could age and die.
It was strange how much that hurt me. I had only known them for a few days, but already, I felt protective of them, they felt like my family now and the thought of leaving them some day was devastating to me.
The only
