Dave had drifted off to an almost peaceful sleep at some point during the late night. It was the first restful sleep he had experienced since the day Lilith had been murdered in front of him. He sensed her wake up, but he could not bare to leave his own sleep quite yet. He swore he could hear Lilith's voice scolding her new vessel for mourning the loss of the other villagers, but he knew that would be too good to be true. A trick of sleep no doubt, another small torture for him to endure. He could do it though, just having her in the same room with him would be enough for now. He listened to her thoughts once again. At least she recognizes that I haven't harmed her. That must mean something, maybe she will trust me now. He smiled, when her thoughts revealed what he had known last night, that she had not hated his hand brushing against her skin. That was just the beginning, my love. You always enjoyed that and so much more! He heard her wonder about whether or not he lived here alone. Yes . . . alone until now, but not any longer. Now you can share this place with me, the way I had hoped.
He was brought back to the present time by her voice. He had always loved her voice, although the Lilith he knew was much more confident and demanding. Lily was polite, fragile and so quiet. Why had the thought that she might be hungry slipped his mind? He should have been prepared for that. If he had only considered that he could have had food already prepared and waiting for her when she awoke. Dave realized that she was silent again, she was studying him. She's waiting for an answer to her question . . . Wake up and start paying closer attention! He nodded in answer to her question and stood up from the window sill, realizing how stiff he was from sleeping that way, stretching his arms over his head, trying to work all the kinks out of his muscles. It occurred to him, after listening to her thoughts again, that she had not seen his tattoo before. In fact, to his knowledge, he was one of very few humans that had one. Typically, tattoos were only found at that time, in remote jungle tribes. They used them to display their status in the tribe to others, and he used his to show his anger. The mythical creature the dragon seemed perfectly illustrates him. Fierce, destructive, and yet beautiful. They also shared his ability to fly. He turned to leave and for a brief second they shared eye contact. She sees the angel in you! Lilith had recognized that part of him the second they met. She is in there . . . just be patient, and she'll come out of there for you.
He smiled at her as he walked by . . . she was thinking that as angelic as he looked, he had not behaved like one. Dave couldn't argue with that, but he was only doing it for her own good. He left and quickly made his way to the kitchen. What type of food would she enjoy? He rummaged through the kitchen looking for the perfect items and piled them high on a platter. Fresh fruit and cheese would be perfect, probably things she did not have an opportunity to have very often in her tiny village. He returned to the room. How is she going to eat this food, stupid? You have her arms tied, it's not like she can just grab something and feed herself. Dave perched himself at the edge of the bed next to her and watched as she attempted to maneuver herself away from him. He could tell she was excited about his choice of food. He would hand feed her, and it was the perfect way to show that he thought she should be treated like royalty. He knew she really wanted to be untied . . . he could see how raw the skin on her wrist was. Could he trust her not to make an attempt to escape?
"If I untie you, I would be extending an enormous amount of trust to you. I suppose it does not matter. We are miles from anywhere. The closest place was your village and now that is no longer there. I would never seek to cause you harm, but if you give me no choice, I will lash out. Everything I have done to this point has been for your own good." Feeling that she understood what he was saying, he reached over her head and untied her hands.