careful now

He glanced over his shoulder as she followed, a note of curiosity in her voice. The outskirts of the woods were surrounded by looming rocky hills, he was sure they would be able to find a little alcove or crevice that they could hunker down in till the worst of it passed. Then they could split up and go on their own merry little ways. He was quick to spot one with his keen eyesight, azure squinting a little as he gestured with a flick of his boxy snout.

"Get in." He said once they were closer, it was going to be a tight, uncomfortable squeeze but better than remaining out in the inhospitable openness of the Submerged Woods. He smushed himself in after her, curling up and using his own tail as a sort of makeshift blanket. It helped, a little.