Haunted Wood that ending wasn’t worth the wait

how could he attack someone without them knowing? sneaking around wasn’t an option because of his size, and he had a naturally expressive face.. was there another way?

guardian thought through his options while valour finished speaking. wait, he asked, brow knit tight with confusion, like.. hoping he’d done it correctly, the young mercenary forced his weight onto hind legs and reared up again with aims for his advisor’s shoulder.