AARYN
The elders began to babble and murmur between themselves, shocked, and angry.
Aaryn wasn't shocked, though. He'd suspected Gar's feelings as soon as he saw the two enter together, the female clinging to Gar's arm like it was a lifeline and—the really strange part—Gar watching over her like she was fragile when she looked anything but.
Gar was many things—many good things—but tender wasn't one of them. To Aaryn's eyes, he'd never looked more like Reth than the moment he led that female to the chair and settled her in, then scanned the room around them as if someone might be coming for her.
To be fair, someone probably would. She was a human invader and had been leading them on a chase for weeks. But still… Gar just wasn't attentive. And he didn't treat people like they were weak, even if they were. And this woman wasn't.
