I drew my hair over my shoulder and wound it around my fingers as I considered Ares' request.
It was a simple one, and it was not unusual at all. I had just not been asked to go out with someone as a wolf before.
"I don't know if it's a good idea. We'd be leaving everything unattended and I don't think there's anyone around but there could be animals and I don't want to leave my crossbow or my knives unattended."
Ares looked disappointed, but he nodded and remained seated on the ground beside me.
"I don't blame you. I wouldn't have dreamed of abandoning that knife to go off exploring, either. I would like to go out with you another time, though. I'm itching to transform at the moment - it's why I was so inappropriate before, I think. I'm tense, and frustrated, and I shouldn't have tr
