The Cursed Prince and His Witch

@ FallenHope95

As he walked further into the building, Atreyu shoved his hands into his pockets and tried his best to relax his body. It wasn't the man's natural state but he didn't want to seem like a threat or some creepy man that came in and bothered her. All he really wanted to do was check up on the young woman, see if maybe she had realized some things from their last conversation and then leave. There probably would be no more reason to talk about besides that. If she had, then great. Perhaps one day she would be of us to him. Otherwise, he couldn't see what else they would talk about.

Atreyu looked over at her as she asked what brought him in today. He gave her a little shrug before looking at one of the shelves in the building. There was nothing here that Atreyu wanted to buy or that he needed in particular. The only reason he was here was to check on her. "I suppose it would be weird if I said that I came to check up on you?" Atreyu said, feeling awkward as he said it. Perhaps those words were better inside of his head...

"I just meant that I was wondering if you found out anything after we spoke?" Atreyu said as he turned his eyes away from her. This was going worse than he thought it would. What the hell was wrong with him? The man reached up and rubbed the back of his neck, trying to find something to do with his hands besides balling them up in his pockets. "I understand if not but... Well I still think that you really might be a witch,"

@ Sweet.Persephone
A light dusty pink color covered Rey's cheeks as she heard the stranger's words. Her eyes widening a little bit at the admission. Was this guy just flirting with her? No way, that was so out of the blue, and not something that Rey expected to hear in the least bit. Especially from a man like the one that was standing in front of her. Then, it quickly came crashing down as he explained. Her lips swiftly moving into a slight frown as she glanced down at the bland counter as the man continued to murmur. Of course, no one wanted to just talk to the girl who worked in the natural remedy shop. She was just a freak after all.

Trying to brush it off like no big deal, Rey ran his fingers through her hair and then waved a hand as she looked back towards the man. Trying to seem like she didn't really care to talk to him at the moment. "I'm still me, I don't really know what else to say," Rey said as she looked at the man, trying to seem as bored as she could. Except, it didn't last long because that little movement with her hand caused one of the salves that were on the wall near her to come shooting towards her. Almost hitting Rey in the face because she hadn't handed her hand out to catch the item.

A small squeak escaped from the young girl as she sat back in her seat to dodge the salve. Her eyes wide as she watched the thing hit the wall and break before looking towards the scary guy. "Uuuhhh...." Rey mumbled quietly, not quite sure what to say to him about what had just happaned.

@ FallenHope95

It was hard not to be a bit disappointed when the woman made it seem she hadn't discovered her powers yet. Though, Atreyu guessed that it might be his fault for just not giving her enough time. After all, two weeks was not a very long time... It was just that he was hoping she would have dug a little deeper. Just did something to at least discover the truth. And it was certainly going to be a large let down if this girl never figured it out.

All of that was going through the dragon's mind... at least until one of the jars came flying at the shop keeper.

"Looks like you have discovered the truth then." The man said, an eyebrow raising at her. Atreyu could understand why it wasn't necessarily something that the young woman wanted to be shouting out to the world... But Hell! He was the one to point it out to her in the first place! If it wasn't for him, this woman might have never known that she had witch's blood in her veins. At least now she was a possibility to help him back home.

"You're going to want to get better at hiding your magic though." Atreyu told her honestly. He definitely didn't want her to get snatched. Especially before she could assist him. Finding a witch was so difficult... "There are others who won't be kind to you if they were to know what you were. But it is good that you know now. With some time, you'll have your abilities and become quite good at protecting yourself."

He cleared his throat a little. "You don't need to hide from me though. I knew you were a witch before this."

@ Sweet.Persephone
As the stranger spoke, Rey couldn't help it as she started to frown ever so slightly. "You don't think?" She mumbled as she looked down at the jar that had just flung itself at her out of the blue. "I don't even know what I'm saying, it's all just a jumbled mess. I swear to freaking god, it's like studying for high school all over again." A small exhausted sigh escaped from Stella as she ran her fingers through her hair out of anxiety.

looking back up towards the man, Rey couldn't help but scowl. "You don't fucking thing?" Rey mumbled, annoyance in her voice as she spoke quietly. "I've already been followed by these creepy white and red-eyed things. I wake up in the middle of the night and feel incredibly cold sometimes and to top it all off I constantly have to look over my shoulder because I feel like something's trying to grab me." Rey ran her fingers through her hair once more, she was exhausted from the lack of sleep she'd been having the past couple of nights.

Taking a deep breath in through her mouth, Rey then released it through her nose. "I can't even read my grandma's books. I don't know what I'm doing." Rey rested her elbows on the desk and then covered her eyes with her hands. "This is all so freaking confusing. I don't know what's going on anymore. I just want things to go back to normal."

@ FallenHope95

Once the stranger started to scowl at him, Atreyu raised his hands up in defense. "No need to get upset with me. It's not my fault that you are a witch or that is what happens. Just making sure you know to be careful. I figured you would appreciate the advice although it is a bit on the obvious side." Atreyu took a moment to look the young woman over. It was clear to see that she was upset and stressed out.... Something that the man supposed he should have saw coming in a situation like this but... Well, quite frankly, he wasn't all that worried about how she was feeling or what she wanted as much as he was concerned about his own problems.

"But is it not better that you know now? At least you have the chance to protect yourself, even though you're not all that good with your powers yet." As he said this, his hands shifted back down until they were in his pockets once again. Though his eyes shifted over to the jar that was now on the ground from the woman's inability to control what she was doing. "You were bound to accidentally start doing magic. For witches, it's innate and just something that.... happens if you can't control it. Things were never always going to be normal for you."

Atreyu shifted his head so he was looking back at the young woman again but this time his eyes were meeting hers. It was very unfortunate that she was going through all of this by herself. But there wasn't much Atreyu could do about it... After all, he was not a witch. He did not know much about their spells and protections and culture and so and so and so. All Atreyu knew was bits and pieces that were suppose to resolve his specific issue. "Well, I suppose I should wish you good luck then."

@ Sweet.Persephone
A small annoyed hum escaped from Rey as she narrowed her bright blue eyes slightly at the man across from her. She wanted to spew swear words at him, tell him that this is all his fault. Yet, she couldn't find the courage to do so. There was no way that this man knew that crazy shit was going to start happening to her, there just wasn't away. Right? He couldn't possibly predict some sort of crazy shit, could he? But, if he could then why did he come in and ask if she was a witch? It just didn't make sense to Rey.

Snapping out of her little pity party, Rey's eyes widened as the man said his goodbye. "Wait, you can't be serious," Rey said as she stood up straighter behind the counter. Her full attention on the man that was across the counter from her. The one who seemed to cause her necklace to burn whenever he's near and the one who caused shit to start to go out of the norm for her. "You can't go! I don't know what the hell is happening, you started this." Rey murmured and moved to step around the counter. Her small stature was made more apparent as she moved to stand next to the man. Her bright blue eyes looking up into his dark brown colored eyes. He had to be about six-five, he towered over Rey's small five-foot height and muscles that looked like they were carved from stone.

As soon as Rey stepped next to the man, a sudden cold chill ran down Rey's spine. Snapping her out of her thoughts. The cold feeling like daggers of ice as it traced along her spine. Sending her mind out of control and her body to tense up. "They're coming," Rey murmured quietly as she looked towards the backroom of the store. "They're coming," Rey repeated, the chills running along her body growing more intense as she felt her head starting to throb like she had a bad sinus headache. Her skull being squeezed and about ready to explode. "Ahh," Rey murmured as she raised a hand to rest against her head, and wincing at the motion. Small tears starting to form before streaming down her cheeks. This wasn't good, it wasn't good at all.

"Run," Rey murmured as she felt her legs giving out on her and she slowly sank to the floor. Both hands now resting against her head as a high pitch sound verberated through the area. Stunning Rey and causing an intense amount of pain in her head. "Run," Rey begged of Atreyu, her eyes glancing towards the side where she saw the glowing white eyes of the monsters that have been following her for the past couple of days. They were finally making their move, they were finally going to come and attack her. Maybe even kill her.

@ FallenHope95

"I actually didn't start anything, actually." Atreyu was quick to correct her, not even waiting for the woman to stop speaking. "All I did was allow you to find out the truth. This was going to happen to you whether or not I was around. So you should be counting your lucky stars that I stopped by, otherwise you would be more lost and confused than you are now." His face grew a bit hard as he lectured her. There was no way that he was going to allow Rey to think that he had caused this somehow. He certainly did not have any control over witches in his current form.

As he thought about turning around and heading out of the stop, despite the fact that this short woman was standing right in front of him with her snippy voice, she started to panic. Atreyu looked down at her, an eyebrow rising as he watched her closely. Something was happening. What that something was, the man could not put his finger on. But his gaze on her only grew more intense as she started to cry. This was very odd. And he continued to watch as she moved to the floor. Was this something witches went through? He was pretty sure it was not but Atreyu could not say he knew for sure.

Though as he started to beg to him, the dragon's eyes followed what she was looking at and he could see the glowing white eyes. Well Fuck. Atreyu may not be able to turn into his true form anymore, but he still was able to see the magic around him. The man was quick to reached down, grabbing the strange woman by her hips before throwing her over his shoulder. Once a hand was free, he slipped on his brass knuckles that he had made from the talons of his fallen breadthen. Atreyu rather not fight them off while having to protect her but he would if it came down to it.

Luckily for him, it had not come down to it and the man ran through the door that lead to the back room of the store, now scrambling to find a back exit. "Tell me where to go!"

@ Sweet.Persephone
A small pained whimper escaped from Rey as she felt the man grab onto her and toss her onto his shoulder like she was nothing. Her whole body ached from the movement that she knew would not hurt her. Her body slowly started to feel like it was being stabbed by ice pricks. Thousands of them, all over her body and causing slow-burning pain. Another small whimper escaped from Rey as the man she was talking to started to move through the building. Reaching out before he entered the back of the store, Rey grabbed her spellbook from her grandmother.

Without having to see where they were, Rey knew where they were in the building. She'd been there for years. Coming to visit with her grandmother quite often when she was young and visiting. "Go straight," Rey murmured quietly, her voice soft as she spoke. Barely audible to normal human ears. "The last door on the right should be the emergency exit." Rey shivered as another wave of ice daggers felt like they were being shoved into her body.

"There should be a machine on the right. The code 3689. Then enter." Rey murmured, her conscience starting to slowly fade out and then back in as the ice-cold pain started to take over. "Sleepy, so sleepy," Rey murmured quietly, and then shivered as she felt the cold really starting to seep into her body from all angles from the magic that was starting to surround her.

@ FallenHope95

As the young woman spoke, Atreyu tried his best not to breath so hard so he could actually hear her. Though it was difficult when his heart was beating so quickly and he was trying to run away from monsters that were going to take away his only known chance at getting home. Though, by some lucky, the man was able to hear her words and headed in the directions that she told him to. Once he arrived at the door with the code, he swore under his breath. They really didn't have time for this!

But there was no way forward without the code so he quickly input the numbers, misdialing one and cause him to panic more. "Fuck, FUCK!" He growled out before inputting the code again. This time it opened up but now the monsters were right on top of them. Atreyu opened the door but spun around, swiping at them with his brass knuckles. He managed to hit two in the process, causing the whole group to move back slightly. It was barely enough for Atreyu to slam the door on them, now getting them on different sides of the wall.

Now that he was in the back alley, Atreyu started to book it. At least they were in public, in an open area. It was much better for him than to be cramped up in that shop. But he managed to get himself some time and distance so he ran towards his car on the other side of the road. Atreyu unceremoniously threw the strange woman in the back seat of his car before he jumped in and slammed his foot down on the gas.

When they were a few blocks away, the dragon was certain that the monsters were long behind them. But he worried about bringing her back to his house. Atreyu didn't want those things beginning to track him. Though even with that thought, he let out a sigh and started to make his drive there.

@ Sweet.Persephone
Quiet mumbles started to escape from Rey's lips as she felt her consciousness going. The coldness, even though it was no longer directed at her because of the door that separated them, it still had a lingering effect. Her body ached and her head throbbed. It was a terrible feeling and Rey couldn't help but feel her eyes starting to close.

"So, so sleepy," Rey murmured quietly as she felt her head rest against the car seat as she was thrown into the car. Her breathing slowly calming down as she felt sleep starting to take over her. She was exhausted, the power that had taken over her felt like daggers and now that it was gone, it was like a weight had left her body. She felt like she could sleep for hours, and that's what she was hoping to do. Hoping that she was not safe.

(This is mostly a throw, sorry.)

@ FallenHope95

The drive back home was a lot shorter than it would be on a normal day. Atreyu could not help himself but to speed back home. Both because he was anxious having this witch in his car, heading to his house but also because the man worried about those things still chasing them or something even worse. No, he needed to get home as fast as possible where he had protections up. It had protected him for years and years. They should be strong enough to hide this witch as well.

When he arrived back to the house, Atreyu headed to the passenger seat and picked up the young woman. He took a cautionary glance around, to ensure that they were the only ones around before making his way inside and towards the guest room. There really was no other place to put the young woman. It meant that he could not watch her as closely but the man was sure she wouldn't find the couch all that comfortable and putting her on the floor just seemed mean. So, he settled with laying her down in the guest bedroom with a blanket over herself.

Atreyu let out a sigh before heading out and making his way to the dining room. Surely she would want a nice meal once finally coming to from unconsciousness... God forbid she didn't wake up and he had to bring her to a hospital.

@ Sweet.Persephone
Around an hour later, Rey finally woke up from her sleep. Her head throbbed like hell and she could feel her throat being scratchy with thirst. A small groan escaped from Rey as she forced her eyes open and then squeezed them shut as a bolt of pain shot through her. Why did everything have to be so damn bright? And why did it feel like she had been it with thousands of little needles all over her body and her head hit with a hammer? Ugh, was this what it was like to have a hangover or something?

Laying still for a couple more moments, Rey allowed herself a couple of extra seconds of rest before she slowly opened her eyes once more. This time it was easier to do so, then she moved to slowly sit up. Her gaze looking around the bare room for a moment as she wondered where she was. The last she remembered was that the stranger in front of her had thrown her onto his shoulder and started to run? Did they manage to escape from those monsters? Was he killed? A chill ran down Rey's back at the thought.

A low groan escaped from Rey as she felt her head throb once more. She needed something to calm it down, as well as some water. So, with everything in her being. Rey moved to stand up, her legs shook like crazy as she slid them to the edge of the bed. So much so that Rey was almost certain that she'd fall over if she was to stand on her own. So, she scooted over towards the edge of the bed near the wall and used it for support. Now that she was leaning against the wall, Rey started to slowly make her way towards the door before finally making her way out of the door.

As soon as Rey took her first step out of the room, a delicious scent filled the air and caused Rey's stomach to growl. Looking around warily, Rey took in the building she was in. It looked like a house, and not a place where creepy monsters would take a hostage. "Ugh," Rey murmured quietly as another throb hit her head and caused her to slide down the wall. Shit, she needed something for her head and now.

@ FallenHope95

It had taken Atreyu some time to on the internet to make a decision on what he should cook for Rey. Although he had been in this mortal form for centuries, the man did not partake much in cooking human cusine. He still liked to stick to more dragon-like meals in this form... even if it made life more difficult. It was just nice to have something to hold onto from his true self. Though, at the end, Atreyu had discovered that Chicken Noodle Soup and some kind of bread were typically best for humans who were not feeling well. And he was sure that the young woman would feel like shit when she finally woke up from her slumber.

As he was taking the pot off of the stove, his head twisted slightly, hearing movement within his house. He waited for a moment before he was able to determine that it was Rey. So he continued to work on what he was doing until he heard her slumping down the wall. Either she had just passed out again or was unable to walk as far as the kitchen. Atreyu let out a sigh, setting the pot down on the middle of the table before heading through the hallway of his house. With ease, he found the woman. "Good evening," Atreyu said as he got to her side. "Glad to see that you are awake. I really did not want to have to bring you to the hospital."

Without asking, Atreyu leaned down and picked up Rey. He didn't really care what she wanted. At this point, Atreyu knew what was best for her and he was going to continue to do what he needed to do to get this witch back to full heal. He was already taking a risk bringing her into his home so this better fucking work out. "I made you some soup. You are going to eat it and some bread. When you are done, you are going to go back to bed and then shower in the morning. This is not up for debate.'

With that said, Atreyu considered the matter settled. He set her down in one of the chairs at the table before heading back into the kitchen, coming out a few moments later with two bowls and spoons. "How much would you like to eat?"

@ Sweet.Persephone
As she leaned against the wall, Rey had half the mind to just fall asleep. She was so tired and sore, she just wanted it all to end already. She hadn't felt this bad since she had the flu in elementary school. A small whimper escaped from the young woman as she heard heavy sounding footsteps, in her head, coming towards her. Rey didn't know who or what could be coming towards her and with each step, she could feel her heart beating faster and faster.

Slowly, Rey parted her lips in what could have been a scared scream. Until she saw the man who was in the shop and saved her life. "You're not dead?" Rey whispered so quietly that she wasn't even sure if she had spoken those words or had thought them. Either way, the action caused her throat to feel sore from the movement of her vocal cords.

Watching the stranger coming towards her, Rey closed her eyes as he leaned down. Not sure what was going to happen, and squeezed them tightly before she felt the man picking her up like a child so easily that she wondered if she was in a dreamlike state for a moment. A small groan escaped from Rey as she felt the man move and her right hand moved to hold onto his shoulder as he moved, the rocking motion of him walking caused her whole body to ache more. "Soup sounds good right about now," Rey murmured quietly.

Once she was placed on a chair, Rey slumped forward slightly as she folded her arms on the tabletop. Her head resting sideways on them. "You know," Rey mumbled quietly as she watched the man's retreating figure. "You're like an overprotective parent." She said as she watched his back. Her lips only pursing slightly once he came back, unsure if he had heard her and was hoping he hadn't. "Just a little please, my stomach hurts too much to have a lot in it," Rey murmured tiredly as she slowly sat up straight in her seat.

@ FallenHope95

"I am old enough to be your overprotective parent as well." Atreyu responded with a light chuckle. He knew that he was actually much older than that but the young woman did not. So it was a joke that she would not understand yet but one that he believed she would know soon. He worried that it was going to become much to hard to keep his secret now that Rey would temporarily be living in his house. Though it was better that way if it brought him one step closer to home. "Besides, it is what you need right now. Clearly you feel like shit and I am probably the only reason you are alive right now."

Atreyu filled the bowl with soup more than half way. While he would.prefer she actually finish a full bowl, the dragon woukd respect the fact that she was unwell and could only eat so much in this condition.

So he set the bowl down in front of Rey before sitting down with his own soup. "Now eat." Atreyu commanded her before he started to do so as well. His head shifted slowly until he was looking out of the window. The man had no issue with a quiet meal. Besides, right now, the did not know anything he did not. Nor did he want to bore the already sick girl with bland conversation. Like, who the fuck would care about the weather at a time like this?

@ Sweet.Persephone
Listening to the man across from her, Rey couldn't help but to purse her lips together and narrow her eyes ever so slightly. She didn't get what was so funny. Especially when people usually get offended by telling someone who seems pretty young still that they seem older. Well at least, from Rey's experience anyway. Normal people usually want to be told they look or seem younger. Hell, Rey liked being told she's still young and she's still just eighteen.

A small sigh escaped from Rey as she gave up her confusion and just settles for the fact that this guy is incredibly weird. "Thank you." She said quietly as she looked down at the bowl that was in front of her. Its steam waved into the air and she caught the smell of the freshly made soup. It smelled amazing. So, sitting up slowly Rey reached out and grabbed her spoon and took a small spoonful of her soup. A small smile appearing upon her lips. It was one of the best soups she'd eaten in her life. An to think that it was made by a complete stranger.

The realization slowly dawned on her and Rey stopped her hand before she could take another spoonful of the soup. "What's your name?" Rey asked quietly, raising her eyes to look towards the man instead of down at the soup that was in front of her. "And why did you save me? You don't even know me, hell how'd you even know I could do magic before I did?" Some of these things Rey never imagined she'd say, making her feel strange.

@ FallenHope95

Once the young girl started to ask questions, Atreyu glanced off to the side. It wasn't really what he wanted to do at the moment, be interogated by someone who was lesser than him. In every way, really. Though, unfortunately, he was in a situation where he required her assistance. And in order to get that assistance, he needed to help her. So how much could Atreyu really keep her in the dark when he knew that? He was going to have to watch over her as she gained control of her power. Then, the man was going to need Rey to use that power on him. He let out a sigh at the thought. Atreyu had just wanted to find a witch who could help him, he didn't want to have to babysit in the process.

"My name is Atreyu," The man said as his eyes met hers. "I saved you because I am going to need your assistance in something soon enough. Though, to be fair to me, I would have saved you even if I didn't... but I certainly would not have brought you back to my house." He glanced around for a moment. Atreyu really didn't like bringing humans here. This place was meant to only protect him, and he didn't know if he had the right protections up for a witch as well. Another thing the girl was going to have to fix. "And I could tell that you had magic because I can sense it. Not a skill that most have which is probably why you went unnoticed for so long."

The man turned back to his soup. "Though, not completely unnoticed. I still assume that your grandmother must have known." He motioned to her necklace once again. "Anyways, now is not really the time to ask a thousand questions, is it? You should eat and go back to sleep. Considering that you couldn't even walk down the hallway, you should be more concerned about getting your strength back."

@ Sweet.Persephone
Half of Rey had expected the man to ignore her and continue eating. Another part of her imagined he'd tell her to shut up and ignore her for the rest of the meal. So, when he actually started to answer her questions, Rey was thrown off and couldn't help but to pause in her eating as she looked towards the man as he spoke. Her lips pursing slowly as she listened to him. Her eyes then slowly looked down towards her soup before a small sigh escaped from her as she raised her right hand and slowly tucked some hair behind her ear.

"Right," Rey said quietly as she just kept her focus on the bowl that was in front of her. Her spoon making small tink sounds as she dipped it into the almost finished bowl as Rey ate slowly. Her stomach ached from eating so much, but she knew that if she didn't eat then she'd probably just feel worst in the morning. Then, Rey slowly pushed the bowl away from herself as she moved to stand up. "Thanks for the meal," Rey said quietly as she turned to head back towards the room she had woken up in. Feeling much better, Rey started to walk a couple of steps before pausing in the doorway before turning her head towards Atreyu. "In case you're wondering, I'm Rey," Rey said quietly before turning quietly and heading towards the bedroom once more.

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It's been ages since Rey had managed to sleep so deeply. A small string of dried drool was even connected from the corner of her mouth and fallen onto the pillow. It was gross, but Rey felt like nothing bad had happaned to her yesterday. With a deep breath in, Rey let out a loud yawn as she slowly stretched her arms up above her head as she stretched out the rest of her body. Whatever happaned yesterday was in the past and today was a new day.

After laying in bed for a couple of moments, Rey finally forced herself out of the comfortable bed and headed towards the bathroom to shower before settling back on top of the bed. For some reason, something was urging Rey to glance over the book that she had protected. It was calling to her, begging to be read for some reason. Like something was telling her that she needed to solve a puzzle. A promise?
So, settling down on the bed cross-legged. Rey rested her back against the head of the bed and started to look over the book. She could barely understand any of the words but, she knew she needed to find something in it.

@ FallenHope95

It had taken some time for Atreyu to fall asleep. Things were just so strange right now and he could not help but worry about what the day's events were going to bring to his life. Of course, the man could only hope that it was going to be what he wished for but it had taken so long... So many years of trying that the doubt creeped into his mind. This could be another failure. But this time, even worse than before as he had allowed a witch into his own home.

Though despite the fact that these thoughts were swirling around his head, Atreyu managed to fall asleep and he woke only once the sun started to gleam in through the window. When the sunlight hit his eyes, the man got up and found himself in the kitchen, once again making some human recipe that he was not all that familiar of. Pancakes. Despite his many years here, the man had managed to stick to a meat heavy diet. But he was sure that the woman would need more than that to be satisficed as she was still human at heart.

Once he had finished, Atreyu headed down the hallway until he was standing in front of Rey's door. He let out a sigh before knocking against it and then leaning back against the opposite wall, waiting for her to answer. "It's time for breakfast!" The man called out. "I made pancakes."

@ Sweet.Persephone
In the drawer of her nightstand, Rey had managed to find some paper and a pen. Why those things were in there, she had no idea and she had no intentions of asking Atreyu either. This was his house, after all, he could have things anywhere he wanted in his house. Who was she to tell him what to do or how to do things. Her scribbling was littering the papers as Rey wrote down little notes. Doing her best to make sense of the random scribbles that were in the book. She didn't understand most of it, but she somehow was remembering how to put things together. It was odd.

At the sound of a knock at her door, Rey couldn't help but jump. Her heart feeling like it was going to pop out of her chest as the sound echoed slowly through the room. Followed by Atreyu's loud booming voice. "Pancakes?" Rey murmured quietly. A sense of confusion slowly washing over her. She was not expecting this stranger to make her food once more, much less one of her favorite breakfast foods.

"Coming!" Rey shouted back after a couple of moments. She shuffled the pieces of paper into a stack and then hid them in between some pages in the book before placing the thing under the bed. She wasn't sure why she was hiding the thing, Atreyu shouldn't be able to read it. Otherwise, he wouldn't need her. Right?

So, once the book was hidden, Rey stood up from the bed. She smoothed out the clothes she had slept in and ran her fingers through her hair for a moment before heading towards the door. A soft smile playing along her lips. "Morning." She said quietly to the scary man before she turned to head towards where she remembered eating last night. "They smell really good."