It didn’t matter how comfortable the bed was; the sounds and smells of the humans in the town were so strange that I was not going feel safe enough to get to sleep.
“No one is going to try and hurt you. They’ll leave us all in peace, you aren’t in danger.”
I still wasn’t used to that him knowing what my private thoughts were, and I didn’t think I ever would be.
I rolled over to face Ares, and opened my eyes.
“I don’t feel safe. It doesn’t matter what you say, this is all new to me.”
He smiled across at me.
“You seem comfortable enough to me.”
“I slept alone on the ground outside for many nights before you arrived. This is more comfortable than the ground, and I am enjoying having a place as lavish as this to rest, but I still don’t feel safe here. You know these people w
