[ Ah. Did he seem like he might hurt him? Wrathion stays put this time, not moving closer. ]
I'm not here to hurt you.
[ He hesitates, then slowly lowers himself into a crouch. The dock wood creaks under him, but perhaps being... less tall would help. The friend here, Wrathion assumes, is the man in white. The White Wanderer. Not how it works, he said. What does that mean? A curl of frustration takes hold, but he presses it down. Intimidation isn't going to work on a frightened child who may not even understand what is happening. ]
But I am frightened. I think you are too. The world can be frightening. When I'm frightened I think about how frightened other people must be too, and then I try to work out what I can do to help. I'd like to help, if you'd let me. I'd like to make it so nobody gets sick at all.
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I'm not here to hurt you.
[ He hesitates, then slowly lowers himself into a crouch. The dock wood creaks under him, but perhaps being... less tall would help. The friend here, Wrathion assumes, is the man in white. The White Wanderer. Not how it works, he said. What does that mean? A curl of frustration takes hold, but he presses it down. Intimidation isn't going to work on a frightened child who may not even understand what is happening. ]
But I am frightened. I think you are too. The world can be frightening. When I'm frightened I think about how frightened other people must be too, and then I try to work out what I can do to help. I'd like to help, if you'd let me. I'd like to make it so nobody gets sick at all.