Nate let Scarlet attack him for a while until he was sure Lara saw there was no effect.
He didn't need her to step in between to protect him from a pup. And he didn't want the pup to hurt Lara again.
«See?» he said. «She's just playing...»
He realised too late that the effect of his words wasn't as easy as he hoped.
«I mean, it's normal for younglings to be like this. She'll get better when she grows up.»
His words seemed to hearten the woman a bit, so he returned to focus on the pup. There was something he needed to make clear before retreating that evening.
«You see, no cut on my skin,» he said to Scarlet.
His voice became more serious, and the little one stopped biting to listen to him.
«This is because we are alike,» he explained. «But your mother is not. She is more delicate. You should be careful around her.»
He retreated his hand and observed how the little girl bowed her head and stopped being aggressive. All to become gloomy.
