To Trust a Fae

Chapter 3

Aurora was almost home when he heard slight movement from his right side and he quickly turned and pulled out his sword his other hand still lying over his left tunic pocket protecting his guest.

What he saw was a deer as it looked at him and soon ran away and vanished deeper into the forest. He was about to follow it but realized her couldn't since it was dark too dangerous for injured humans plus the weather was very cold. Aurora was afraid the poor girl got a cold.

He decided to keep walking towards his home and once he got her settled to his home. He will go back to hunting down that deer. It would be perfect to store for the wintertime.

After a few more hours he finally made it home and he groaned when he realized his home was a mess not to mention kinda dark at night. He doesn't mind the darkness but he doesn't want to scare the poor girl even more. He could only imagine how she would wake up.

Aurora looked down at the human girl and couldn't help but smile as he found her sleeping so adorable. His finger gently rubbed her hair.

"You are safe my little one," he said in a comforting tone

He started taking off his cloak and making his bed first. It was difficult to make his bed with one hand since his other hand was still protectively holding the pocket. Once done he got his pillow and blankets. His fingers gently wrapped around her as he pulled her out and gently placed her in his palm. He was in awe to see her perfectly in his balm. He cupped his hands together to make it more secure for her safety. He held her like this for a few moments just staring at her.

Looking at her little features was amazing her small hands, face, and the details of her eyelashes. She looked like an expensive doll but she was very alive. He still couldn't understand why his kind wanted them dead. She was precious and her kind deserve to be protected. He didn't know why but he had an urge to protect this little one in any way possible. Maybe it was maternal instincts? He thought but he kept staring at her.

Aurora then felt like he was taking advantage of the girl and decided to gently place her on his pillow. He took the cloth off her and placed it in his pocket. He then replaced it with a soft blanket that covered her completely. Only her head was showing.

"Now to clean up my home. Since I have a precious guest" he said smiling. He started cleaning the dishes and after that his floor after a few moments he was done.

Aurora lit up a few candles so if the little one woke up she would not be afraid. He also started to put wood in the fireplace. After a few moments, he made a fire and placed a huge pot on it. It had salted water and some vegetables and potatoes. He took off the rabbit from his belt and laid its body on the table ready to skin it.

He glanced at the little one still resting in his pillow and sighed she will probably be so scared of him when she wakes up but who's to blame her? If I was in her position I would be scared as well.

Aurora then got an idea and got a book out of his closet. It was a book about learning span language it wasn't perfect since many of his kind never really bothered to learn but this was a good start. He started reading as he skinned the rabbit and started chopping it up trying not to be loud since his guest was still sleeping.

Anna was feeling very odd. She felt warm and safe. Whatever she was laying on it was very comfortable not like her bed at home. Then her brown eyes slowly started opening as she felt light tremors. Her vision was blurry but she saw something huge coming towards her. Her eyes closed for a few moments as she felt something touched her hair gently.

The first thing she thought of was her mother. She remembered how her mother would always rub her head when she was waking her up as a child.

"Mano (mom," she said in a whisper then the memory of a few hours ago went to her mind. The Fae!