I watched in silence as the other girls' fearfulness and dread melted away to reveal comfort and relief. Frankly, I couldn't quite understand their sudden merriment. A few soft words from a complete stranger and they were prepared to follow him without a qualm. Of course, we hardly had a choice, but all the same, it irritated me. Hmph. That was hardly saying much. Most things tended to irritate me. At this point, I was somewhat lost for words. My stubbornness seemingly non-existent as I followed the group in silence. The way he spoke of them... it was so fondly. He spoke about them as though they were.. well, ordinary. But until I saw them, met them, and (hopefully) didn't get brutally devoured by them, I wasn't prepared to believe anything.