Elizabeth didn't care to pull her hand away when Aleksey had caught it before she could pull it away completely, and she just nodded. "You shouldn't think so badly, and so harshly about yourself, Aleksey.." She cooed, her tone staying soft and smooth, soothing even. "You say you used to have a promise, but a wolf found you..." She paused a moment as if to let the thought sink in. "But I've had a wolf find me.." She was referring to Aleksey now, a small, soft smile on her features. "And I'd say it was the complete opposite.. If anything, Aleksey, you've helped me.." She dared to lean forward, and softly placed another kiss on his forehead just for a moment.<br/><br/>"You're good at many things, even if you don't see them. You should give yourself more credit.." She gently moved to take her hand away, but if Aleksey were to hold onto it, she'd let it stay. "I think I can protect myself just fine... Jocelyn is smooth with her words, but I can be too.." Naturally she was timid, and shy, but when she felt fiercely towards something, she'd come out of her shell. And, frankly, she had gotten sick of Jocelyn trying to get her to do things or talk to people, and had even managed to get the keys to her car in the process, only adding to the fact that she had planned to leave all night.<br/><br/>"And I doubt they'd do anything violent..." That'd really be the only trouble. With her small frame and weak body, she couldn't fight off a soul if it depended solely on physical strength. She paused, staying silent a minute. "How long will you be gone, exactly?" She questioned quietly, very nearly in a whisper. And, this was because some part of her was afraid, and didn't want Aleksey to go. She had gotten so used to his walking with her, his protection, that she had even started to depend on him. And she hadn't ever thought about what it'd be like if he were to leave. Now that she was, she didn't like it.<br/><br/>She knew the threats out there, and not just those of the Guiding Footsteps. Guys were stupid, she had concluded. Of course, that was just most of them. But then again, she had figured that out long ago. Easily, she had caught the eyes of, she was sure, a few, but with Aleksey almost always around, they hadn't ever gotten the chance to talk with her, or to try anything else for that matter. But now if Aleksey was gone, even if just for a couple days, anything could happen. And it was just dawning on her, how much Aleksey really had been her protector, in more ways then what she had first thought.<br/><br/>Abruptly her train of thought was broken by another strike of lightning, along with a clash of thunder that came along with it. That damned storm was a brutal one. With the sound of thunder Elizabeth jumped nearly a foot, after having fallen silent in thought, but also waiting for an answer, if Aleksey even knew.<br/><br/>But in the next moment, not waiting for herself to say anything else, or to chicken out from something so simple, she quickly hugged Aleksey around his chest area, careful to simply slip her arms beneath both of his so she wouldn't have any chance of hurting one of his wounds. And with her face against his chest, she had whispered simply, "I don't want you to go."