I stepped back a little and looked at her.
Finally, she took a deep breath and stood up.
"I apologize. It's just… after being stuck here for so long, I don't feel very confident about leaving. Not with all the security and the strength they have."
I nodded.
"It's okay. You can trust us. We don't plan on staying here forever."
She nodded in return.
Steve stepped forward.
"Anyway, do you have something to eat? We can talk more after that."
Ana smiled.
"Yes, we have some fruits from the outside. Let me go get them."
She turned and walked further inside.
Steve exhaled and muttered, "Well, she seems very… I don't know, sheltered."
I sat back down on the bench.
"Why do you say that?"
He shrugged.
"You can see she's really sad. And I'm not sure she's ever been in a situation like this before."
I nodded.
"Let's see how things go. For now, we can use this place as our secret base while we figure out where the other Ferans are."
