Katherine's whole body tensed as a pair of arms wrapped around her. The man's intentions did not seem hostile. But all Katherine remembered from her life was cruelty. She shifted to glance at the spine in her left hand; a reminder that her captivator was dead.
"Uhm," she mumbled, softly pushing against his chest with her right hand to gain some distance. "Don't take this the wrong way but who are you?" A pair of blue eyes stared up at the foreign face. Handsome foreign face, a voice inside of her noted.