Northstar Vale Right Beside You

After an answer like that, of course she wanted to know. But she managed to bite her tongue, instead, giving the man a slow and amused shake of her muzzle. Had they been on better terms, she just may have. Instead, amusement turned to minor alarm as he crouched, and the gentle shake of her head became more demanding. “No—don’t, what if it gets in your eyes?” Or his nose—his jaw? Even his paw?

That was when began to edge closer to him, as if she could talk better sense into the warrior if she were closer. And that was also when the porcupine’s casual amble began to slow, and it spun quickly once, whipping its tail as if it could suddenly sense the threatening thoughts.