Haunted Wood Are you ready for what's to come?

Out of the corner of her gaze, for she refused to lift it very high, she seen his tail wag. Had hers not been firmly tucked under her, he would have seen it shift from side to side. It had been so long since she felt any type of happiness, and it felt foreign to her. 

He assured her in his familiar voice that she had nothing to fear. Logically, she knew that. He had never done her wrong, and had always been there for her. But, she couldn't answer his question, not yet. She had never voiced what happened to her, and wasn't sure she ever could. In her heart, however, she knew that if she had stayed, if she had told Sebastian what happened to her, he would have protected her. 

He sat down instead of coming towards her, telling her again that he wouldn't hurt her, and she understood he was allowing her to make the decision. After a few moments, she began to close the distance, a little hesitant, but then a little of her sureness of him seeped in. She sat down next to him and allowed herself to lean into his familiar form, tucking her head under his. She hadn't felt safe since the day before she left home; not until now.