Chapter 3
Garret's eyes cracked open, only to close them again as the stream of moonlight shone across his face. At the sound pawsteps he sat up, looking around the room for the source of the noise. He climbed swiftly to his feet when he saw the maid stumbling across the room. "What're yeh doin' up?" Marie jumped immediately whirling around to see him. "Yeh should be in bed restin', not up an' about." She whimpered, looking down at the ground. "Please, he'll hurt me if I don't come back. Please, I need to leave." Garret quirked an eyebrow, was she serious? She whimpered and continued. "Please, I need to go." He frowned as she shifted nervously, casting a shy glance at him. "Please?" Garret's heart went out to the pitiful creature, but he shook his head slowly. "Yeh're in no condition t'be travelin'"
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After finally coaxing her to stay, Garret helped her back into the bedroom. He gently pulled the blankets around her, sitting on the edge of the bed. "Are yeh goin' t'be alright in 'ere? Do yeh want me t'stay?" After a moment of thought, Marie nodded and scooted over, giving the male room to be close by. Garret smiled slightly and settled down next to her. To his surprise, Marie snuggled close, her arms wrapping around him. Her eyes closed and her breathing soon slowed as she fell back to sleep. Garret remained awake for a while longer, thoughts running through his mind. What could have happened to make the female like this? Finally, with a tired sigh, he lay back and fell asleep.
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Marie woke in the morning, the sunlight shining brightly into the room. She stretched slightly, freezing as she felt some beast next to her. Her eyes flew open and she struggled to get away from the beast that held her, pushing it away from her. Garret woke suddenly at the feeling of paws against his chest as the female pushed at him. He grasped her arms gently, whispering softly, "Ey, calm down, it's jest me." seeing his face, she relaxed somewhat bashfully. "Sorry." He gave her arm a reassuring pat. "Tis alright, we all 'ave our fears." She flinched away from his touch momentarily before nodding slightly. He released her arms and climbed out of the bed. "Are yeh 'ungry? 'ah'll make breakfast if yeh want it." Marie's stomach rumbled audibly and she smiled. "Yes, that would be nice." Garret grinned and rose to his feet. "Ah'll be back then, yeh jest relax." The male left the room, leaving Marie alone with her thoughts.
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Marie frowned, he seemed nice, and he seemed to care about how she felt. But what if he was one of those males her husband had warned her about? She shuddered visibly, snuggling further into the blankets. She hoped he wasn't.
Garret's eyes cracked open, only to close them again as the stream of moonlight shone across his face. At the sound pawsteps he sat up, looking around the room for the source of the noise. He climbed swiftly to his feet when he saw the maid stumbling across the room. "What're yeh doin' up?" Marie jumped immediately whirling around to see him. "Yeh should be in bed restin', not up an' about." She whimpered, looking down at the ground. "Please, he'll hurt me if I don't come back. Please, I need to leave." Garret quirked an eyebrow, was she serious? She whimpered and continued. "Please, I need to go." He frowned as she shifted nervously, casting a shy glance at him. "Please?" Garret's heart went out to the pitiful creature, but he shook his head slowly. "Yeh're in no condition t'be travelin'"
***
After finally coaxing her to stay, Garret helped her back into the bedroom. He gently pulled the blankets around her, sitting on the edge of the bed. "Are yeh goin' t'be alright in 'ere? Do yeh want me t'stay?" After a moment of thought, Marie nodded and scooted over, giving the male room to be close by. Garret smiled slightly and settled down next to her. To his surprise, Marie snuggled close, her arms wrapping around him. Her eyes closed and her breathing soon slowed as she fell back to sleep. Garret remained awake for a while longer, thoughts running through his mind. What could have happened to make the female like this? Finally, with a tired sigh, he lay back and fell asleep.
***
Marie woke in the morning, the sunlight shining brightly into the room. She stretched slightly, freezing as she felt some beast next to her. Her eyes flew open and she struggled to get away from the beast that held her, pushing it away from her. Garret woke suddenly at the feeling of paws against his chest as the female pushed at him. He grasped her arms gently, whispering softly, "Ey, calm down, it's jest me." seeing his face, she relaxed somewhat bashfully. "Sorry." He gave her arm a reassuring pat. "Tis alright, we all 'ave our fears." She flinched away from his touch momentarily before nodding slightly. He released her arms and climbed out of the bed. "Are yeh 'ungry? 'ah'll make breakfast if yeh want it." Marie's stomach rumbled audibly and she smiled. "Yes, that would be nice." Garret grinned and rose to his feet. "Ah'll be back then, yeh jest relax." The male left the room, leaving Marie alone with her thoughts.
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Marie frowned, he seemed nice, and he seemed to care about how she felt. But what if he was one of those males her husband had warned her about? She shuddered visibly, snuggling further into the blankets. She hoped he wasn't.
