Horen shook and pulled away at her words. He knew shed not meant to hurt him. But her comment hit him deeper than she expected.<br/><br/>"I will not take a mate......" He shivered. "I dont., I haven't been....." He sighed frustrated. He didn't want to talk about it.<br/><br/>"A den of my own..... That sounds like a good dream" he lay his head down and curled up. He wanted to sleep and to get some rest. But mostly he wanted to stop the bad memories.