"Well, good for you," Eden said, taking another step backwards, a heavy frown spreading across her face. She'd never had any real friends here, no one that didn't want something out of her or wanted to use her and her ability to get what they wanted. But that didn't matter. She was just fine on her own. Just fine.
"Can I go now?" Eden asked, taking another step back, trying to put enough distance between them so that he couldn't grab her again if she needed to run, decided to. "Since you obviously have no way to take me in."