Aldana Candi lowered her head, "Aren't you afraid?"
He countered, "Are you?"
Aldana thought for a moment, then honestly shook her head, "I'm not afraid."
With him around, the sense of fear indeed diminished a lot.
He showed a slight smile, then lowered his head and coughed lightly, saying softly, "There's nothing to be afraid of. As long as it's an animal, it has weaknesses. No matter how formidable they are, they won't use tools. You just need to stay by my side and be alert."
His voice was neither light nor heavy, but it sounded very reassuring.
In a place like this, having a partner with extraordinary abilities really could put one's mind at ease.
*
They found an open space in the woods by the stream. Philip Shaw decided to build the house here in the future, but even a simple thatched hut would take one person a week to complete, so tonight they could only stay in the trees again.
