[Ethlyn nods. Ever since discovering matches, she's always kept a pack in her belt-pouch--putting a torch together shouldn't be too much trouble if they have a need for one.
But Marianne's question makes her tense up--the question, and the sound. It isn't a rabbit hopping about the leaf litter and it isn't a lost horse either. Larger... possibly hungrier. Ethlyn's hand immediately grasps the hilt of her sword.
She doesn't have the experience in fighting wild creatures that others here do--all of her enemies at home were other human beings, and if there were animals involved then they were trained mounts, not hungry beasts. But at the same time, they aren't going to find Willow by running away, and sometimes animals can be scared off by a show of force.
With that in mind, Ethlyn draws her sword and steps forward boldly, towards the sound.]
Away with you! We're no easy marks.
[It's absurd to address a wolf (or who knows what) in such a way, but she's just trying to make a sound, really.]
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But Marianne's question makes her tense up--the question, and the sound. It isn't a rabbit hopping about the leaf litter and it isn't a lost horse either. Larger... possibly hungrier. Ethlyn's hand immediately grasps the hilt of her sword.
She doesn't have the experience in fighting wild creatures that others here do--all of her enemies at home were other human beings, and if there were animals involved then they were trained mounts, not hungry beasts. But at the same time, they aren't going to find Willow by running away, and sometimes animals can be scared off by a show of force.
With that in mind, Ethlyn draws her sword and steps forward boldly, towards the sound.]
Away with you! We're no easy marks.
[It's absurd to address a wolf (or who knows what) in such a way, but she's just trying to make a sound, really.]