Page 50 of Heart of the Hunted
Well, technically he could, but it would be breaking his promise to her.
She didn't want to point that out to him, so she said: "Well, thanks anyway."
Taredd nodded. "Have you had enough?"
"Yes, thank you."
"If you haven't, I can sort something else out for you to eat," he offered.
"No, seriously, I've had plenty now," she told him. "I'm going to try get some sleep now, that's if you don't mind?"
"Of course, you can," he said. "Why would I mind?"
"I don't know,” she shrugged. “I just wanted to check, is all."
"Well, feel free to sleep whenever you're ready," he told her.
"Thank you."
"You don't have to thank me for that," he said. "After all, that's why we've stopped for the night."
True, but Natalia couldn't help saying 'thank you' anyway. Her mother had taught her to always be polite, so it was ingrained in her to say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’, even if it was to a Demon.
Laying down facing towards the fire, Natalia watched Taredd for a moment before closing her eyes and throwing her arm over her face, trying to block out the light from the fire. When that didn't work as planned, she turned over and faced the other way.
Even without looking Natalia could feel Taredd's eyes burning a hole in the back of her head. Hopefully it wouldn’t be long before he fell asleep, and that’s when she was going to make her move.
If Natalia stood any chance in escaping, then she needed every advantage she could get.
