[ yves follows, and his guard remains up. he knows forests well, explored so many himself, and wolves were encountered enough times—though it's rare to see one so intentionally aggressive. he moves automatically to collect the child, but he's beaten to it by the woman. and only when she's gone does he look back over his shoulder and realize that shadowheart is also still so fearful.
he steps in front of her then, as if to approach her with a friendly face instead of a wolf, and slowly reaches out to take her hand as he'd done before. a light touch, one that can be rejected at any moment, but hopefully grounding.
softly: ] Shadowheart? Hey. I'm right here. I won't leave you alone.
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he steps in front of her then, as if to approach her with a friendly face instead of a wolf, and slowly reaches out to take her hand as he'd done before. a light touch, one that can be rejected at any moment, but hopefully grounding.
softly: ] Shadowheart? Hey. I'm right here. I won't leave you alone.