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And this damn bed isn’t going to last much longer underneath his weight, either,I think as I eye the bed, which is bowing underneath his weight.
I sit down then.
“My name.” I pause before I continue. I very rarely reveal myself willingly to people. This feels uncomfortable, but I know that I probably don’t have a choice.
“My name is Amara Wolf, and I live here because I prefer living with wolves. I could live in a human settlement, but this is just easier for me. I don’t have to answer to anyone, and the only person I have to take care of is myself and the wolves.”
Kian looks at me wonderingly. I look pointedly at the bowl of food on the table, but it seems he wants more information before he attempts to eat anything.
He’s as suspicious of you as you are of him.The realization dawns on me.
“How did you end up with the wolves as your family?” Kian asks me.
It’s an easy question. At least he isn’t asking me for the location of the human settlement.
I shrug and run a hand over my head. The soft stubble tickles my palm.
I am conscious that it is becoming cold. Nighttime will arrive soon, and I’ll have to close up this place soon.
Where are you going to sleep? You’ve given away your bed.
“The wolves took care of me as a child. I think they were going to eat me first. But the oldest female of the pack had lost a pup. I guess she needed something to take care of.”
There is still a look of wonder in Kian’s eyes, and I suppress a smile.
“Look.” I stand up and start to pace. “I’ll do my best to help you. But I don’t think the pack will like it. They’re protective of me, and I am protective of them. I’m not going to do anything to put their well-being in danger. And they’ll defend me viciously if they think I’m in danger.”
Kian nods, and I know that the warning in my voice and words was clear enough for him to understand.
He may have lost his memories, if that is even the truth, but at least he hasn’t lost his common sense.
“I hope,” I mutter softly to myself and walk over to the hearth to stoke the fire.
“I don’t know how you can maintain your humanity. Living with them all these years. Being raised by them,” he tells me when I return. The fire is larger now, and warmth spreads rapidly around the room as the flames lick and spit at the air.
“The wolf who took care of me didn’t forbid me from being in contact with other humans,” I tell him. At this point, there is no reason to keep anything from him.
If he wanted to attack me, he would have already.
“And when I was ill or there wasn’t enough for me to eat, they would take me to the human settlements. They were wise that way.” I say reflectively as I think about how the wolves always knew how to take care of me.
“Besides,” I continue. “I’m an advantage to the pack. I know how to hunt. I know how to tend their wounds. I can make medicines that stop them from dying of diseases that could be easily cured. I make their lives much easier.”
I have never doubted my worth as a member of the pack. But saying these things to Kian gives me a sense of pride that I very rarely feel.
I sit back down and look him solidly in the eyes.
His eyes are so blue that they take my breath away. So I remove my focus from his face and look at the wall behind him instead.
“So.” I decide to get some information of my own. I need to test whether he has really lost his memories or not. “I have never seen any orcs up close. I only know rumors about how orcs live. What do you remember?”
He sighs and looks down at his hands, which are folded in his lap. The sight of it is almost comical.
“I don’t know what clan I’m from, or even where the clan is based. I can tell you who I am, and what I know. But what I know isn’t much.”
I fold my arms over my chest, lean back in my chair, and look at him expectantly.
“We live in clans, which are much like human settlements. We stick close together, and we’re warriors by nature.” He frowns as he speaks.
