The Sentinels [M] little blue frog

if only dalia could read minds, perhaps she would've bolted. not that the poor, short legged girl could have made it very far, but maybe he wouldn't have pursued. it was a gross, disgusting thought-- not one dalia had ever thought in her whole life. 

but he followed her happily, not making any more comments about... being sad and lonely and scared. they walked through the woods for a few moments, in silence, before dalia tried her hand at giving him a fun little tour-- maybe that would make this better! "so, these woods used to be called the sentinels, but they burned down in a forest, my friends' mother used to live here before the fire," she explained, and then looked over her shoulder at dingo, ears pricked to see what he might think.