When I arrived; I made my way down the long stairwell until I reached the stronghold down below. It was abandoned and broken down when I had found it, but I managed to fix it up after a while. Some wings are still destroyed though, and I locked those entrances until I can get around to it. To my immediate left there was a small corridor that led to a small room with a bed. I've never exactly needed to use it so the little girl could rest in it instead. For the time being at least. I placed her down with a pillow under her head, then pulling the blanket over her. "Was she the daughter of that family?" I thought to myself. She must've been. I couldn't exactly return her to them because I saw their home go up in flames. Her parents didn't make it and were dead. I decided to go over to the wall and sit. There wasn't much I could do if she's asleep.
Eventually, I heard her begin to stir. She woke up and was taking in her surroundings. She was staring at me in particular. When I looked at her, she hid under the covers. "S-s-skeleton!" I heard her mutter. I couldn't blame her for being afraid. I approached her and lifted the covers to find her trembling underneath. "Hey, it's alright...I'm not gonna hurt you." I said in an attempt to soothe her. "I helped you, remember?"
She did remember, because she had stopped trembling and actually started to smile. She came out of hiding and hugged me.
"Thank you !" She exclaimed.
If I could smile too, I would be.
-Alex P.O.V-
Any explanations didn't matter to me at this point. If it weren't for him, I'd be dead. Just then, the memories of last night's events came to me.
"Anna!"
"Who?" He questioned.
I couldn't help my feeling of amusement from his voice. It was too perfect, with no breath or anything you would hear from any normal person. But I suppose he wouldn't need anything like air or the sort. You know, being dead and all.
"She's my friend. She was sleeping last night and I wandered off and got lost and now she's probably all worried and looking for me!" I told him. He would help me find her, of course, but she could be anywhere by now. When he led me outside it was morning. It was a bit warmer than last night, thanks to the sun, but still cold. I walked back to the place where I could vaguely remember being the night before.
"Anna!" I called. No answer. She could be anywhere by now. I called out to her again and again. Finally, I heard the sound of her bleating in the distance, and she came running. She seemed to miss me just as much as I had missed her. When Anna saw my new friend, she let out a low, angry groaning noise before rearing up with her hooves lashing. She was trying to scare him away! "Anna no, he's my friend. He found me last night and I was hurt and he took care of me and made me better!"
After trying to convince her, she settled down. My new friend appeared to be surprised that my friend Anna wasn't even remotely human. It made both of us realize how the recent events had left me all alone. I had nowhere to go. I could stay with my new friend, but I didn't even know hjs name. I suppose I could ask, but what if he no longer knew? Being dead and all, I doubt he'd even have a reason to use it.