There was a pregnant pause as she turned to look at him. His heart sped up, some semblance of emotion bubbling up in his stomach and he nearly felt sick for it. She looked so foreign in the dim light of the morning, in that strange, dark fur. It would have been like meeting her for the first time, had it not been for their frustrating history. He remembered the first time they had actually met, where she had proven to him that he should respect her, and he had become enamored with her. But now, they stood staring at each other, both too hurt, too fragile to even be in each others arms, something that he so desperately wanted.
Her words had meant to sting, he was sure, but Helotes had already known that Ezekiel knew of her whereabouts, but Helotes had never known she would return. But here she was, standing in front of him trying to look at dignified as she could, a mask that he could see right through. She was waiting for him to answer her question, on whether he wanted her to ride back with her and he knew that it was a challenge. If he were to concede, it would show weakness, if he refused, it might quash whatever hope there was for conciliation between them, but he would save face. Therefore, he stood there silent, unmoving, his eyes never wavering from hers before plainly saying, Yes.
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