Swiftcurrent Creek when you’re down, when you fall

Guilt flashes through him at the boy's frantic exclamation, and he's quick to try to reassure him, if only to stave off the unfamiliar and entirely unwanted feeling. You're not going to die — But before he can ask him to come back to his father's pack with him, the boy continues. Oh. His own gaze flits away from the boy, silence falling between them for a moment as he reaches for something to say.
I'm looking for someone too, He announces as his gaze turns back to the other, deciding to move on entirely from the awkwardness of his rejected offer. He tells himself it's a rejection, at least, though the maybe echoes in his head for several moments; best not to get his hopes up, he thinks. He amends his statement quickly, though he trails off when he realizes the amount of explaining he'd need to do to finish the statement. Well, I was, until...