Raman could not help blinking as the human girl shoved past him and began to make her way down the tunnel. That was what she thought? That he hated her, and all humans? Hate was... a strong word for what he felt... Definitely not "like," but at the same time, it wasn't "hate."

Although now that he thought about it, he hadn't been doing much to convince her otherwise.

It was true that he held very little to no respect for human-kind. Why should he, when he knew what they were like? But this girl... She surprised him. She was kind without asking anything but the same kindness in return. At the same time, she had obviously not traded away intelligence for congeniality. She was a direct opposition to everything Raman had ever thought about humans.

He did not know what to think about this. So instead of thinking, he brooded and frowned and generally acted unpleasant. But now that the girl, in addition to being kind and intelligent, had displayed that she possessed a backbone as well... Should he be rethinking his strategy of not thinking?

No. What was most important was obtaining the human's Heart's Tear and taking it back to his queen. But still, maybe he shouldn't be too hard on the human from now on...

Wait, was he feeling sympathy for a HUMAN now?

Shaking his head, Raman flew up so that he was beside Dawn; he said nothing, but allowed his light to fall ahead of her path.