““She would accept his protection after all, if truly she needed it. She was not too proud to be helped by this friend. He’d helped her in a thousand ways already. And she would protect him as fiercely, if it were ever his need—if a fight ever became too much for him or if he needed shelter, or food, or a fire in the rain. Or anything she could provide. She would protect him from everything. That was settled then. She closed her eyes and slipped into sleep.””
