[Oh, a proper child then, far too young to not fall easy prey to demons, like this one— Anders' frown deepens, watching the demon seem to suffer to worry about her. He knows how to harden his heart against the trickery of demons and he won't be fooled so easily, so quickly into believing that maybe this demon alone is capable of sympathy and genuine care— it's simply impossible. There may not even be a little girl!
... But there might be. That's the sticking point, that prevents him from taking up the rock again, or just storming out of this clearing and putting as much distance between himself and this creature as possible. If there is a little girl, called Shiva, not yet seven and dressed in white - well.
Someone should protect her from the demon so set on having his claws in her. Someone should get ahead of this demon and find her first, but then, who will keep an eye on the demon...
Honestly, rude of demons to make these decisions difficult.]
Why would you expect to see her here? Haven't you looked around? [He gestures at their surroundings; tree, roots, dirt. Damp earth and vacant clearing save for the two of them.] Didn't you see what happened to your home?
[Like, what if the little girl is just gone! A tragedy, certainly, but would the demon be a worse fate? Hm.]
hauling my corpse back into tagging
... But there might be. That's the sticking point, that prevents him from taking up the rock again, or just storming out of this clearing and putting as much distance between himself and this creature as possible. If there is a little girl, called Shiva, not yet seven and dressed in white - well.
Someone should protect her from the demon so set on having his claws in her. Someone should get ahead of this demon and find her first, but then, who will keep an eye on the demon...
Honestly, rude of demons to make these decisions difficult.]
Why would you expect to see her here? Haven't you looked around? [He gestures at their surroundings; tree, roots, dirt. Damp earth and vacant clearing save for the two of them.] Didn't you see what happened to your home?
[Like, what if the little girl is just gone! A tragedy, certainly, but would the demon be a worse fate? Hm.]