The Tangle you love me but you don’t know [m]e

his confirmation was all it took for the tension to leave her features.  as he took up his position as her sword and shield, she knew that despite her condition, no harm would come to her.  the security enticed and frightened her all the same, for she was not used to being chosen, and even less accustomed to feeling safe.

his closeness drew her desire, though his query brought forth a distraction that was more than welcome.  game, she says.  she did not like the way small bones crunched in her mouth, and despised the work it took to eat around them.  fish, rabbits, birds, they were all tedious.  there are deer in the western fields small enough for the two of us to bring down.  she did not know how well he could hunt, but she hoped it made up for her lack of physical prowess.