Ravensblood Forest Patrol

When the stranger spoke, it was with a heavy accent and a word he didn't recognize. He lit up at her praise, his tail starting to wag behind him, a broad grin plastered to his face. "We don't get many visitors," he told her. "But if she comes, we'll tell her you were looking for her." Vale wished he could help her more.

Movement from behind him caused the boy to turn around, but it was only his father. He was given more praise, but then told to leave. Vale's tail dropped and his face fell. "But... but I wanna help," the boy insisted, looking hard at his father.

Berserkir told his father what she'd told Vale, and then the boy added, "She's friendly, why do I have to leave?"