Stone Circle Supposed to fire my imagination

To protect her? She knew that was what fathers were meant to do, and though she was unsure how and why protecting was done, the fact that @Steady never hurt her, only protect her, put her at ease. She had known that he wouldn't harm her, deep down, but that day had been so confusing and quite simply terrifying for the girl that the mere sight of violence and Steady
with blood on his maw had her panic.

Valette continued, and she listened raptly. "Why did 'Belle-" she broke off, and Valette continued, until the influx of information had Keoni silent, her confusion and nervousness dissipated like fog before a gust of wind. She nodded to show she understood, repeating once or twice the new word in her mind to catalog it. "Can I sees Staddy nows?" She asked, looking the Valette, her confusion being replaced by a fierce longing to see her father again.