She wasn't used to being touched. The gesture was nice, but her reaction was awkward, shoulders stiff and expression almost shocked. "Uhuh... right. Yeah, I could probably manage that," she replied, a bit lamely. There was no denying the sinking feeling in her stomach however, nagging insecurity rearing up its ugly head.
It did not really help to realize that he was about to deposit her on some poor destitute to sort out her own mess. It was the sane thing to do of course, who would want to drag a complete stranger around and have them mixed up in you own life? Already Loren was doing more than he had to. Still, as she looked around at the buildings, the empty, rainsoaked streets, the ruins littering the outskirts and edge of every alley... She couldn't help but feel a sense of hopelessness creep over her.
"I hate being a burden," she admitted quietly, unable to keep the reluctance from showing through. Rubbing cold hands over even colder arms, she chewed the bottom lip.
Too bad, she would be one no matter what she did. Ha. No different from home, either.
It did not really help to realize that he was about to deposit her on some poor destitute to sort out her own mess. It was the sane thing to do of course, who would want to drag a complete stranger around and have them mixed up in you own life? Already Loren was doing more than he had to. Still, as she looked around at the buildings, the empty, rainsoaked streets, the ruins littering the outskirts and edge of every alley... She couldn't help but feel a sense of hopelessness creep over her.
"I hate being a burden," she admitted quietly, unable to keep the reluctance from showing through. Rubbing cold hands over even colder arms, she chewed the bottom lip.
Too bad, she would be one no matter what she did. Ha. No different from home, either.
