double trouble, but add another

So lost was he in thought that Quill didn't quite realize how far away from his sisters he was getting. Gem's plaintive little voice called out from behind him and the man stopped, looking back at the pair. He just caught Selkie telling her sister that Quill would keep them safe and the smallest of smiles lifted the corners of his maw. Yeah... he would keep them safe. Nothing could get past him. He was a fearsome thing and many a creature gave him a wide berth.

Having reached a swathe of grass and flowers, the patchwork man slid to lay on his belly, tail flicking back and forth over outstretched hind legs. "Don't get too close to the edge," he warned them. They could screw around collecting flowers or whatever while he took a rest, then he would herd them back to Ashen.

"Quill"