[there's so much more he wants to tell her, to show her. but this would take some work. in fact, it would take a lot of work. even if he somehow convinced her that this was the right path to take, the blue-eyes was a powerful spirit. it would try to take over. it would try to dominate her will. but that only meant she would have to get stronger.

which sadly couldn't happen in a day or even several. he nods, not necessarily in surrender but deniably in retreat. they'll have to revisit this another time. for right now...]

I can walk you back to your room. I wish I had someplace safer, but I'm not in charge here.

[not yet anyway. and it definitely wasn't safe in his own room either. what a difficult situation.]

Why don't you take "Kisara" for a few hours? I'm sure you'll have plenty to talk about.

[the little whelp perks up and chirps happily! of course she'd love to spend time with her big sister.]