A new fear filled her eyes as a man with a low, growling voice ordered her to stand aside-and she did so, quickly...he did not look like the type of person to pick a fight with or go up against. He didn't even look...normal....but, then again, neither did she.<br/>Ida turned her head as the sound of knuckles crunching against bone followed by bricks cracking and falling to the ground resounded throughout the alley from which she came.<br/>Who was this man?<br/>Her wide eyes -filled with disbelief and awe- followed the scale-y man as he closed and calmly turned back to her, asking her if she needed anything else.<br/>She found herself at a loss for words...but it was not out of fear that she was speechless...it was out of...awe and honestly, disbelief. Not two seconds ago she was running away from a monster-her husband-before another...monster-esque man saved her.<br/>How could she have been so lucky as to find this place?<br/>Ida felt a tear loose itself from her eyes, but she quickly wiped it away with her finger and smiled with genuine gratefulness in her eyes.<br/>This man had saved her, and now...<br/>Goodness....he was still awaiting her answer!<br/>Ida cleared her throat and looked into the mans' eyes and smiled.<br/>"I was wondering if I might find refuge here for the evening? I don't need very much...a chair in a corner with a blanket will do, if you can spare it." She then reached inside her small purse and pulled out two silver coins, offering it to the man.<br/>"I know it's not much, sir, but...if you have any cleaning you need done, perhaps I can reconcile the debt that way? I can also leave as early as first light if you need me to. I...I don't want to take up any rooms or be a bother, but...well, I don't think I can go back there anytime soon."