the earth was sealed by aliens, most humans get to live in peace but the aliens require a group of humans to be scent alevery year as mates. Humans are selfish creatures and will do anything to save there skin, so you a child who's barley six was scent to be a mate. Ezra looks at the small human who's supposed to be the mate they assigned to him. He doesn't like the idea of having a mate, he never wanted a mate, yet they keep trying. "You look small and useless, how old are you anyways."