He may have been a child, though Novella would never dream on manipulating her poor brother into doing things, nor would she ever view him as a burden as some might suppose he was. No matter what he was like, Anthem was her brother and she certainly wasn't about to abandon him, ignore him or let him get himself into trouble, or rather get into any more trouble, just because he was a little bit different. In fact these days he was probably the brother she was closest to, not that she was left with much choice in giving away that title what with Howl and Legend being so distant and Story still not having shown himself in Alacritia.
He would grow serious for a moment and Novella would simply watch him with a small smile as he glanced in different directions attempting to decipher which way they should go. It took a little time as he carefully considered his options though at last he pointed in one of the directions and announced they would go that way. "OK, let's go then." Novella agreed with a nod, her smile widening a little now as she brushed gently past her brother and moved off towards his chosen path. They could walk a little she decided before she'd let him pick another path if he wished.
After walking a little way however the plan would change slightly as she caught sight of a stick further up the path. It was a fairly sturdy looking one, and one that was long enough that two wolves could comfortably hold onto. She'd scamper off ahead those few steps and pick up the stick, falling into a play bow, tail wavering in the air as she encouraged her brother to catch up. They could surely play some games on their little adventure as well.
