Jason glanced at her and sighed. "It's fine," he said. "I like being alone much of the time because others...tend to get in the way." He crouched down by the fireplace, which was the only large amount of stone in the entire building, and put some fire wood in it before starting the fire. It was obvious by his sudden change in demeanor that he was obviously troubled by past events.<br/><br/>"I guess the main reason I keep to myself is because of what happened a few years ago," he said sitting in one of the two chairs facing the fire. He gestured to the second one as if to say she could sit down. "To explain, a few years ago I was in a pack, like most of my kind end up being. We were on a hunt and came across a vampire. My mate, at the time, was standing beside me. I charged toward the vampire in an attempt to protect my mate and her father, who was the alpha. My mate was faster but still not fast enough. She was thrown back into me just as I jumped up to pounce the vampire. The impact broke her back and she died right there. I, then, changed into my most powerful form and took the vampire down before he could react."<br/><br/>He looked down and sighed. "I was supposed to protect her but instead... I killed her."