<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Samantha was pulled over to him.  She was comfortable with him next to her.  She wiped the tears away from her eyes and gave a small smile. "I am glad you are here too." She wasn't lying. "But that's enough about me. Sorry for the outburst. It's just so hard to control right now," she paused. "So, tell me a little about you. And what you intend to do for me.  The Elders of clan didn't share with the lowers anything about the responsibilities of human companions." She really hope that it was something silly as she mostly wanted Nate as a friend.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Nate grinned, relieved that something he said must have made her feel better. "Well, I get to do all the chilvarous stuff for you--you know, open doors for you and carry your books."<br/><br/>He paused and took a deep breath. "When it comes to fighting--look, you know I can't fight like a wolf can. I'm not totally helpless, but you'll always be better at defending yourself in battle than I'll be at defending you. Doesn't mean I won't try, though."<br/><br/>He shifted just a bit so she could lean in closer. If she wanted to, that is. He wasn't sure if there was any prayer of her thinking of him that way.<br/><br/>He smiled again. "It's my job to protect you in other ways, though. Before anything comes to battle, I get to try to talk our way out of it. In fact, if you get into any trouble with the school or the teachers, it's probably a good idea to let me do the talking. Same thing goes with the vamps or even other wolves. Apart from soccer, diplomacy is one of my few talents. My clan sent me here because they thought it'd be a good place to develop it. I'm kinda like your lawyer. Sound good?"