Enzo moved Doris behind him and tried to position her out of sight without making it seem obvious. She noticed a bit of his own panic seep through his gaze. This all happened because of her. If she hadn't come on this trip, she couldn't have been kidn*pped and Enzo wouldn't have been in trouble with his own people for letting William stay. Always her fault, wasn't it? "Don't think you need to be a hero for me today, Doris. You being here is enough and I know how to handle them when they're like this. Don't worry for me, promise?." Enzo whispered.
Doris didn't get a chance to respond before he turned to face the arriving carriages with the rest of the villagers. As it was, none of them wanted to leave Enzo's side. They cared too much about their kind leader and Doris was glad of that at l
