Blacktail Deer Plateau If I say something now, who gonna check me huh?

Ash most definitely meant about protecting herself. She wasn't certain if she could love as selflessly as her auntie had, and her dad. She just wasn't sure if her's would have conditions, which made it almost a moot point, right? But she couldn't help the little fantasy that perhaps it wouldn't be too bad.

Ash chuckle dryly. I would not be that cruel. And I hope that you wouldn't either.

She would need to think in more detail for the fture. About what she wanted and what he wanted and what she was willing to give. 

What did you do while you were avoiding me? Did you get your task from Dreadfather?