Sun Mote Copse Break out of captivity

He was trying to convince her it was his fault!?  She gritted her teeth.  No!  I should have known that you and dad and Towhee can't always be there.  I should have been able to take care of myself like anyone else, but I can't.  It isn't your fault and I'm not your responsibility.  She took one step towards the sound of his voice.

I don't want to be that.  I don't want to be scared of being alone.  She felt her throat grow tight as she said the last bit, and the words choked a little.  She didn't want it for herself, and she didn't want it for him, because if he ever got tired of her she couldn't stand it.  She couldn't handle it if he ever talked to her the way that woman had.