and…" I shook my head, still staring at the river below us, through the trees. "Forget he said anything, okay? I can't believe he told you."
He squatted beside me, bent his head down to my level, and touched my cheek to turn it towards him. "Don't be embarrassed, mon petite trésor.
Aaron was right to talk to me."
"Little treasure?" I asked, and then realized there was more, and corrected with, "Your little treasure?"
He nodded and I said, "I'm your student, and I hope I can be considered your ally, and eventually a friend, but treasure makes no sense."
"A human who can do the things you can? You're either a treasure or something to be terrified of, and I'm choosing treasure."
"You can't be killed though, right?"
