[ it’s funny, how much cairngorm reminds him of people from home. not human but close to it, underreacting to things that most people overreact to, but it’s the kind of funny that doesn’t make him laugh. ]
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[ he just nods, which is not especially helpful, and then the wolf drops to the ground with a thump and a rustle of nature underneath it—it’s still a forest animal, but it’s clearly not a werewolf anymore.
it also isn’t dead, because another burst of light gets it to scramble to its feet and run away from the source of pain. no animal likes to hurt, after all. ]
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[ he just nods, which is not especially helpful, and then the wolf drops to the ground with a thump and a rustle of nature underneath it—it’s still a forest animal, but it’s clearly not a werewolf anymore.
it also isn’t dead, because another burst of light gets it to scramble to its feet and run away from the source of pain. no animal likes to hurt, after all. ]