I stepped back, all of a sudden feeling a shaking in my guts. This was too good to be true. This place was a city—city people didn't stick together. The old man was luring me into a trap. I heard the tales on the street! There were people who did bad, bad things to kids and men alike, and many of them seemed nice on the first glance.
I stepped back, now regretting coming with Gi at all. He was weird and outlandish. Even if he saved me, that didn't mean he did it all for nothing. "No, I… I'm fine. I better go."
The old man's brows furrowed slightly. "Well, I can't force my help on you, but if you will need it in the future, you may always knock on my door."
Gi said nothing, just gave me a sharp look from under the hood. I gave them a shaky wave and dashed away until the house was out of my sight. Out of sight, but not out of mind.
