The old man

I could feel my bloodlust through my veins and I saw more than a hundred options to kill this old man but… was this really the right choice? The old man really looked afraid.

I started to focus on myself and with just a few seconds was my bloodlust gone.

It seemed that the old man also could move again and looked at me with big eyes.

"Why did you do that?! Did I say something wrong?"

… Was he stupid?

"Whatever... "

"Girl.. what are you doing here?"

I looked at him and he looked back at me with curiosity.

"Escaping my… family?"

"... Why?"

"Why do you care?" He started to get on my nerves..

"You seem lost, don't misunderstand but I can just notice that you really have no clue what to do."

He… was good.

"How did you notice?"

"I saw it from the moment I saw you, your body just shows it."

I didn't say anything to the old man anymore.. it felt wrong to talk longer to him.

"Girl… I hope that you want to stay here? My hut might be shabby but you have your own bed to sleep on, I hope that you can help me with getting food here?"

"Why do you offer me this? You don't even know me"

"Yes or no…"

I looked at the place around me and I honestly felt safe so why not just stay for some time?

"Very well.. I will stay"

He looked very pleased with my answer and smiled at me.

"Call me gramps from now on"

"G-gramps? Why?"

"Because I always wanted an granddaughter and you remind me of my dear daughter…"

His eyes turned gloomy, it seemed that there was a sad story behind this.

I didn't ask anything and went ahead to sit next to him and wrapped my wing around him to keep him warm.

"I must ask you, how old are you? You don't seem to be of age yet."

"I turned just 17… gramps"

"I see, that explains a lot. Which clan though?"

"Must you know?"

He looked at me with kind eyes

"Dear… I'm not your enemy, I'm an old man who can't do anything anymore to anyone, I lived a long life with humans and now I live here alone. You have nothing to fear here."

"...The Snow Clan."

He looked surprised at me with big eyes.

"If my brain ain't playing tricks at me wasn't the Snow Clan known for white wings and white horns? Girl your lying to me now?"

"I'm not, I am adopted to the Snow Clan."

"I see, well that explains a lot, so you don't know what you are huh? How funny."

"Funny? What's funny?"

"That you really have no clue of what you are…"

"I'm a Dark Fey?"

"I know that you are a Dark Fey but I meant that you don't seem to know from which clan you are…"

Huh?

"What do you mean?"