JUST GIVE ME A PAIN THAT I'M USED TO

He is strange. His body language was curious, his expressions even more so. Ehiyeh could tell that this male was not like others she had met, there was no pretense, no polite small-talk. It was strangely comforting, she felt as though she needed to wear no mask; and perhaps she should be fearful of him, considering what had happened, but things were changing and shifting in her mind in such a tumultuous way that she did not know what she was feeling or should feel. Her ears flicked when he spoke, his low, growling voice only intrigued her. She snorted softly at his remark, watching as he picked up the rabbit and began to bring it towards her. "Perhaps."

His eyes on her made her skin prickle. She felt like the rabbit must have only moments before, but the aged male was right- perhaps she did like it more than the rabbit had. It was strangely consoling to have something to project her emotions onto, the fear and anger and confusion. It was... freeing, almost, to have someone size her up, to examine her so openly and fully and not reject her. Perhaps sobering would be a better word to describe it, she thought, watching the blood drip slowly from the animal as it was brought towards her and dropped at her feet.

Ehiyeh met his gaze when he spoke, violet eyes meeting red-tinged brown. At his final statement her eyes flashed, a mixture of pain and rage, before they became neutral once more. "Quite observant of you." She rasped, before breaking the eye contact and lowering herself to pick and chew at the prey that she had been offered. "The food is... appreciated." She said, pausing for a moment before speaking in quieter tones. "These children... like parasites... They take everything." Her eyes moved to meet his gaze once more before returning to the ground and the rabbit. She could barely bring herself to swallow.

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