Alecto was a bit more in her head about human contact, she'd not been sure about Severus, her separation from Rabastan had been devastating and hurtful It's not like she could just pretend it didn't happen, they had been going on three years. Instead, she closed her eyes, squeezed his hand and opened her eyes to Severus,"I trust you, Sev. We can talk a walk wherever you want." She didn't smile at him, but she nodded and leaned closely beside him, her other hand holding onto his wrist.
Alecto's new "parents" that she lived with were much unlike her own, they found their daughter's new personality to be quirky, strange and out of sorts; often thinking she was ill. It was good to get away from the new living situation,"I know you wouldn't hurt me." Alecto stated boldly.