At last she seemed to be getting her breath back, and she tried to steady herself with the small distance she had put between them. What had all that been about, pinning her like that and touching her so much? And that tone of voice... Even now it made her shiver, the memory of it accompanied by the memory of his breath on her body, his muzzle nuzzling at her fur. She had not asked for any of it, and yet he had seem it fit to offer her all of that and more. She of course still did not entirely understand his purpose, or the wait he had spoken of as he mentioned showing her what he meant, but nonetheless she was wary of finding out.
He eventually began to move again, walking her way, and the distance that he closed with each step caused the nervous girl to sink a little more inward where she stood, drawing herself further into her crouch. But he did not touch her again, at least not as he had before. Rather his tail ghosted against her side, trailing along the length of her body as he moved away with a new statement and another offer.
Did he intend for her to go with him to this new pack he wished to join? Her ears were already leaned back against her head, but a new type of worry seemed to cross her face at the notion. "But...my family..." she answered softly, uncertainly. What of them? They expected her back home, they would be waiting for her return. How could she leave them when they were all she knew?
* Because he has become her protector, Glacier is allowed into any and all threads that Anais may be in, regardless of how they are tagged.
