You were, I greatly dislike it. There are enough things moving in the shadows, looking at us as it is.

[ the red smile, the beasts and monsters. we are always watched, she thinks and suspects that sometimes the walls themselves count her steps. ]

they would all seek to harm me. You seek to keep me safe; I treasure those who give me such honor. I do not want them at my back, I want them beside me where they belong.