Rhia glared at Jamie a moment before she kicked him. "It's not a fairytale! And I can get hurt if I don't be careful, but everyone here has told me it's dangerous like I don't know that."
She scooted away from Jamie to the furthest end of the couch, crossing her arms over her chest protectively. "It's not just dangerous. It's scary when Dad and Mum leave me with Uncle Jack, 'cause they might not come back. At least there are a lot of people at Torchwood to keep me safe. There's only Dad and Mum to keep each other safe, and what happens if they can't?"
She didn't like to think about it, but she knew that every time she stayed at the Hub, no matter how much fun she had, there was always the underlying fear that her parents wouldn't come back. So she tried to play and have fun, at least where she was allowed, so she didn't have to think about it, and didn't have to be scared.