She punched his arm again. ‘what do you want me to do? just take the fear away?’
“No!”
She pulled her shoulders up around her ears, hurt and frustrated. ‘I’m sorry I won’t bother you any more’.
“I just…I’m sorry. Can I tell you a story?”
She eyed him sidewise for a moment, then nodded. ‘is this the story about the hunter who killed your family?’