Neverwinter Forest Sleep is a river

Okay. Not what he was expecting, at all. His smile started to fade as she started to cry, his tail stilled as well. What was wrong? He thought they'd been on the same page -- it had all made sense then. So.. What now? What had gone wrong? All he wanted to do now was to talk to her, to heal whatever awkwardness had been created. She wasn't supposed to have this reaction! It made him feel lost.

He very quickly ignored what he'd brought, his expression warping to concern. He took a couple steps towards her, pausing then. What's wrong? Mal may be a fool, but he wanted to make everyone happy. That had been the point of all of it, wasn't it? So here he was, ready to fix whatever issue it was she had. Miriam was in his pack, thus under his care.