Chapter 79

She was quiet again until they rounded the corner to see a room with four guards standing outside the open doors. From there he viewed the table which was in the process of being filled with food.

  His stomach growled and he started to walk faster toward the meal but Greta grabbed his arm and pulled him to a stop.

"Why did you save her?"

He paused and looked down at his new friend.

  Her brown eyes were filled with question and she continued, choking up a little. 

"Taking her in probably put you in danger, but you saved her from him. Why?"

"I couldn't leave her," he stated simply. 

It was the truth. 

As irritating as she'd been when he'd found her, he could not have left her behind if he'd wanted to.

Greta pressed her lips together.