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“No, I am not like them,” I state. She shakes her head, clearly not understanding.
“How are you not like them?”
I sigh. I think I preferred the quiet.
“Why do you need to know so bad?”
“I’m just trying to understand.”
“You will never understand. You’re a mere human.”
“I’m a witch. I have magic, just like you.”
“No, not just like me. Your magic is nothing compared to mine. But you already know that. What is this really about?”
“I just don’t think it’s fair for you to decide who gets to live and who gets to die.”
“So you think I should have let those elves do what they were about to do to that family?”
She stays silent, thinking. I finally make eye contact with her, searching those green eyes.
“Human, this is no matter for you. I am not hurting anyone that doesn’t deserve to be hurt. You shouldn’t go poking your nose into things that don’t affect you.”
“Isn’t that what you’re doing when you hunt down evil?”
I sigh, standing up and looking down at her.
“No. And I don’t exactly hunt down evil. I just get rid of it if I see it. Now stay here,” I tell her before walking back out of the cave. I head over to the pond again, wringing out the dirt and soaking it in clean water once more.
Once back inside, I sit across from her again, taking the cloth to her face. She closes her eyes and lets me work.
“Tomorrow, I will get you supplies. I’ll find you some new clothes to wear.”
“I don’t need your help.”
“Oh? Would you rather I kick you out there into the darkness right now and feed you to the beasts lurking nearby?”
“Are there really beasts nearby?”
“Don’t worry, I’ve warded the cave. No one can get in but me.”
“And me.”
“No. If you were to walk out of this cave right now, you would not be able to get in unless I dropped the ward. Remember that if you decide you’d like to run away in the middle of the night tonight,” I warn her.
She swallows, looking from me to the entrance.
“Thinking about it?” I chuckle.
“No,” she huffs. “So what, I’m your prisoner?”
“No. But you will die if you leave.”
“Is that a threat?”
“No, it’s a fact.”
I finish wiping her face, setting the cloth aside.
