He asks me if I am safe here, and I am always safe here. Eden would not harm me despite being the snake that he is. He needs me like I need him. It is what it is. But it does not mean that I believe Eden is safe to be around- mentally, physically. Something is wrong about him. Wrong. It is just a sense that I trusted.

”Safe. I am fine. Dirk no worry, no,” I say with my yellow eyes gazing off to the ground before looking back up at him. I feel Obsidian against my leg and feel the low growl still rumbling in his throat. I feel my nose wrinkling in reaction, almost as if I am disgusted to have him touch me at all. To have darkness and death touch me.

Dirk seemed more determined though, and she shakes Obsidian off before looking back at him with narrowed yellow eyes. He says heI wiggled my nose and was honestly not sure what to make of the interaction. It did not particularly bother me other than I think that he needs to leave. I find my nose wiggling and I find my own growl pushing into my throat. This triggers Obsidian to growl again and I shake my head.

”Fine. Stay. Watch your feet. You, stop,” I say, most of the harshness directed at Obsidian. ”Not safe, but if stay, you stay. Obsidian, his name, Dirk, his name. Obsidian is...no good, right?” I say with my eyes looking back to Obsidian. His own yellow and red eyes light up and the pup seems excited at his mother’s words as he says ‘Yes, yes, no good! No good!’ I must protect him, I must ensure he is safe, but it is because he will kill me if I do not.



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