Despite her victory over the chicken bandits, Leila felt rather troubled by the events that had transpired. Not only did she gotten herself injured during the skirmish, but her life was saved by Trapper, and that by itself was something that bewildered the girl. She had just returned to her room after having one of Master Abbass' maids replace her bandages when she decided to act upon the thought that plagued her mind: Why did Trapper save her?
The little bird was perched at the end of her bed, causing Leila to walk over to the spot and take a seat beside the crimson bird, briefly closing her eyes as she allowed her body to lightly lay down on the soft mattress.
"Trapper..."
The bird turned his gaze toward her, seemingly expecting a scolding, and yet it never came. Instead, the bird found himself asked a question most unexpected.
"Why did you risk your life to protect me back then?"
A momentary silence followed as Trapper clearly was considering the right way to respond to the inquiry, and in the end he explained in a softer tone.
"I don't know... When I thought that man was going to kill you, my body instinctively moved on its own."
Did he really care that much about her, to the point he was willing to endanger himself to save her? She simply couldn't comprehend a reason why he would even like her that much.
"It's because you didn't abandon me..."
The words temporarily froze Leila's mind, the memory of her meeting with Trapper being recalled vividly. Perhaps his previous owner had thought Trapper had perished, and for that reason left the poor bird to his fate? To think she had picked him up merely on a whim, and yet he showed such loyalty...
"You're a weird one Trapper..."
Then again, people did often say that sort seeks sort, and she was quite a weird person herself. The thought made her laugh softly, a laughter that was quickly interrupted by the light sting in her shoulder, and finally, she decided to open her eyes and mused softly.
"Perhaps I did find a loyal companion on my quest... To think an animal is more loyal to me than my own family was..."
Slowly rising out of her bed a look of determination appeared in her eyes as she addressed her companion.
"Let's go Trapper, I got something interesting to show you."
The bird's interest was seemingly earned quite quickly, for he flown over toward her and nestled himself on her head, making the young aide sigh playfully before making her way to the basement of Master Abbass his residence.
It was here that she tended to conduct her experiments, and today she was about to show just how strong her determination was to accomplish the things she desired. A brief glance at the room would have revealed little about those experiments until she opened a small cabinet that had hidden the jar that contained the worm-like creature.
"What is that creature, it doesn't seem like a natural being..."
Quite insightful for a little bird, to the point Leila decided to reward his question with an answer.
"Because it isn't a natural animal Trapper."
The little bird was perched at the end of her bed, causing Leila to walk over to the spot and take a seat beside the crimson bird, briefly closing her eyes as she allowed her body to lightly lay down on the soft mattress.
"Trapper..."
The bird turned his gaze toward her, seemingly expecting a scolding, and yet it never came. Instead, the bird found himself asked a question most unexpected.
"Why did you risk your life to protect me back then?"
A momentary silence followed as Trapper clearly was considering the right way to respond to the inquiry, and in the end he explained in a softer tone.
"I don't know... When I thought that man was going to kill you, my body instinctively moved on its own."
Did he really care that much about her, to the point he was willing to endanger himself to save her? She simply couldn't comprehend a reason why he would even like her that much.
"It's because you didn't abandon me..."
The words temporarily froze Leila's mind, the memory of her meeting with Trapper being recalled vividly. Perhaps his previous owner had thought Trapper had perished, and for that reason left the poor bird to his fate? To think she had picked him up merely on a whim, and yet he showed such loyalty...
"You're a weird one Trapper..."
Then again, people did often say that sort seeks sort, and she was quite a weird person herself. The thought made her laugh softly, a laughter that was quickly interrupted by the light sting in her shoulder, and finally, she decided to open her eyes and mused softly.
"Perhaps I did find a loyal companion on my quest... To think an animal is more loyal to me than my own family was..."
Slowly rising out of her bed a look of determination appeared in her eyes as she addressed her companion.
"Let's go Trapper, I got something interesting to show you."
The bird's interest was seemingly earned quite quickly, for he flown over toward her and nestled himself on her head, making the young aide sigh playfully before making her way to the basement of Master Abbass his residence.
It was here that she tended to conduct her experiments, and today she was about to show just how strong her determination was to accomplish the things she desired. A brief glance at the room would have revealed little about those experiments until she opened a small cabinet that had hidden the jar that contained the worm-like creature.
"What is that creature, it doesn't seem like a natural being..."
Quite insightful for a little bird, to the point Leila decided to reward his question with an answer.
"Because it isn't a natural animal Trapper."