It's a long while before Erin answers. She just breathes, steadily, wrapped up and warm. In no hurry.
Not wanting to confront Helena, but to listen to her.
"...Someone hurt you, for a long time. The little habits suggested it far before our talks about your nightmares. The caution in your courtesy, the way you take pains to ensure you stay fit and athletic despite your bookish interests...the understanding you offer comes from a place of experience, rather than one of pure compassion. The nightmares only confirmed what survival habits I've already seen suggest."
Erin had known people like Helena in her old life, mainly as prey. And yet, and yet...and yet...
...And yet she'd also known them as the ones that got away.
Helena learned about the strength of the pack over that of the teeth, but where?
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Not wanting to confront Helena, but to listen to her.
"...Someone hurt you, for a long time. The little habits suggested it far before our talks about your nightmares. The caution in your courtesy, the way you take pains to ensure you stay fit and athletic despite your bookish interests...the understanding you offer comes from a place of experience, rather than one of pure compassion. The nightmares only confirmed what survival habits I've already seen suggest."
Erin had known people like Helena in her old life, mainly as prey. And yet, and yet...and yet...
...And yet she'd also known them as the ones that got away.
Helena learned about the strength of the pack over that of the teeth, but where?