As Sebastian removed the meat from the fire, Riley addressed the young girl, ‘Why don’t you tell us your story’ he invited, ‘we might as well get to know each other as we eat.’
Clearing her throat, Vaya crossed her legs and leaned her elbows onto her knees, accepting the hot piece of deer meat that Sebastian held out to her and taking a bite before speaking.
‘As I said, my name is Vaya, I am the daughter of Vanya, Dryad of the Cedar Tree that grows in the far north. My mother raised me alone, her tree protecting both of us and we protected it in turn.’
‘A Dryad?’ Daniel said surprised, ‘are they not evil?’
Throwing a disgusted look over her shoulder toward the Beta, Vaya span her head around to face him aggressively, ‘no they are not, they are just fiercely protective when some d**k w
