Lucas slung his pack over his shoulder and took one last look at where Eva was sleeping. She had buried her face into the cloak he had lent her last night.
A spark of warmth made a faint smile come over his face. Red opened one of his eyes and stared at the elf.
"I will be back later. Take care of her in my absence."
Red closed his eye and rested his head closer to Eva. That was as much as Lucas expected out of the leopard.
Lucas felt like he was silently being blamed for Eva's recent behavior. He preferred for Red to protect her and blame him.
That way Eva would always have someone there to keep her safe. Even if that meant that Lucas was not there to fill that role.
It was still dark, but elven villages tended to start their days early, so Lucas planned to go so he could complete this errand quickly.
The sheer size of the elven village, no… elven city, made Lucas feel overwhelmed. He wasn't expecting such a large settlement.
