Sage frowned, and after a moment of hesitation followed her. He didn't really want to show himself, but he also knew that she was vulnerable right now, and other guys in the alleyway would be taking advantage of that if they saw her. His suspicions we're proved correct when he saw a man sitting in the shadows stand up and grab the girls arm, leering something at her with a smirk on his face. Sage growled and threw his dagger overhand. The man released the girl when he was struck and slid to the ground dead. He stomped over to the man and grabbed his dagger before wiping it on his pants. He made a point to examine the man and made sure he was really dead. He was aware of the girl behind him, but wasnt sure what to say.

Ellie stumbled back and pressed her body against the wall and slowly lowered her body to the ground. her whole body was shaking, she pulled her knees close to her body and hid her face putting her hands over her head as she cried.

Sage finished checking to make sure the man was dead and then wiped his dagger on his pants as he glanced back at the girl. He wasn't really sure what to do, since he hadn't had any positive interactions with humans in a while. Eventually he decided to sit down next to her. "You alright?" It was lame - she obviously wasn't alright, but it was all he could think of.

She immediately clung to him after he sat down gripping his shirt she buried her face in his chest crying "I don't wanna be here anymore.." her voice was breathy and quiet.

He was startled at first and then patted her back a few times. "Then go somewhere else." He shrugged. "I'm sure you have somewhere else you could go." It was odd to have physical contact that didn't hurt him, and he found that he kinda liked it, even if he didn't know the girl well. "As long as ya don't end up living on the streets, alone, you'll be alright."

"I don't have anywhere else to go.. Ive been here since I was 13 I dont have any family that I can go to.." she sighs and sat up a bit "im sorry.." she wipes her face and sniffles.

He shrugged. "it's alright." Then he frowned. "No family at all? Can't you move out and, I dunno, rent a place it something?"

"no..they took me in when I was 13, they don't treat me like a daughter they treat me like a servant.. they don't pay me enough to afford a place to rent.. if i ran away now they will just put me back in the foster system.. and I cant go back into that.." she sighs and laid her head on her knees.

He nodded thoughtfully and sighed. "Well then you can go live wherever on the streets or stay here. You could stay with me as long as you pull your own weight. Food is scarce out here "

" i have some money saved up.." she looked at him " if its spent wisely it will last awhile" she spoke