Laila couldn't quite decipher if Drest's tone was condescending or doubting at his own words or hers, and so her face heated up with embarrassment as her mind decided to settle on the thought that he was patronizing her for coming after him. To make the sudden redness worse, she felt a ridiculous amount of flattery once he complimented her name. Instinctively, she crossed her arms and turned her head, trying to hide it.

"I-If you ever find yourself needing help," she found herself saying, "Our house is just a bit down the road, to the right."

[i]Idiot,[/i] a voice screamed in her head. That was it. If this man was evil, she'd just given up her and her family's entire life.