He glanced at her and raised a brow at her slight falter in speech. If they had decided not to come. That she wasn’t worth the trouble, as he gathered from her expression that was what worried her.

“I think we should remain here for a bit. It’s quite possible that they may have been delayed. If they don’t arrive within a week then we can go looking for them. There have been no others here seeking you, so it should be safe for the time being. If they should never come for you or if when we find them they obviously have given up the search, well, a pox on them! They then would obviously not care about you as much as I think they should.” He sneered slightly at the thought. “If they’ve given up the search then I’ll stay with you and help you.” He stretched a wing around her shoulders in what he’d hoped was a soothing gesture. “I’m a pretty poor substitute for one’s parents, but many of the angels know what I am and they’ll be warier to come closer without the aide of an archangel and at least you’ll be a little less harassed that way. I hope they do come for you though since you’re a girl you’ll need another girl to talk to. At least that’s what the humans say.”