Firestone Hot Springs i'll check in tomorrow if i don't wake up dead

He took several steps back, not wanting to ignore her command yet not following it through entirely. This girl was in trouble, he could sense it. Pema and Raid were only a short howl away. They could care for her in ways he could not.

"I'm not here to hurt you," Shale said, his voice so soft as to barely carry across the wind to her. "I won't hurt you. Do you need help?"

She was fierce, scared. Whatever troubles had befallen her had happened recently and still burned through her mind like wildfire. He kept his body language low, relaxed, calm. He mustered the will to stay as still as possible, lest the slightest movement set her off.