Izzy said nothing as Riley rolled his neck, chewing over his words, that Cerasus had been watching over her, and even come after her at his own risk that first day. The memory of it made her shudder. If he had not come out and dragged her back inside, she was sure she would be nothing but a pile of ashes right now. First he had spared her, then he saved her. Feeling his gaze, she met Riley’s stare.
	A disgusted displeasure flashed in her eyes at the comparison of the whole thing to a human’s care for a pet, and she looked away as he finished.
	She let a silence fall between them, mulling over everything he said.
	“Okay,” she said at last, her voice nearly inaudible. “I get your point.”