Permafrost Hollows Fight or flight

Steele felt horrible for making her feel the need to be so defensive. When he looked up he saw that she was apologetic in her eyes and whatever she said was probably an apology but he wanted to tell her it was okay that it really wasn’t her fault that he shouldn’t have done that in the first place. He softened his eyes to her just to let her know he was okay. 

Then, she motioned away and asked him a question? He was confused but stood on his paws and then came a bit closer, nodding. He would follow her only as long as she wanted him too. Steele would allow for proper space between them so she wouldn’t feel the need to fight for it. The brute felt a bit relieved as she picked up her mushrooms and headed away.