[Admittedly, despite his vampire heritage, Liem is not used to running around with young ladies swept up in his arms. Even such a slight girl as Caren is a bit heavy for him to be carrying around with such haste for very long — but the point is to go quickly enough that he doesn’t need to be carrying her for very long. In only a few moments, as they plunge through the expanse of moss like it was so much fog, the tangled barrier of the bush looms before them, offering shelter in case the mouse recovers enough to decide it might still be hungry after all.
Slowing to a stop just within the shelter of the low-hanging branches, Liem bends obligingly down to let Caren stand on her own two feet once more.]
You are too kind. I hope I didn’t offend you by taking such liberties with your person.
[Sometimes you have only a split second to make a decision about how to escape from a rampaging beast, and your only companion is a very small and portable woman. Having set down said companion, he glances behind them for a moment to check whether the mouse is still coming in their direction.
But he sees no encroaching mouse — only a quartet of long, black-edged wasp’s wings.]
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Slowing to a stop just within the shelter of the low-hanging branches, Liem bends obligingly down to let Caren stand on her own two feet once more.]
You are too kind. I hope I didn’t offend you by taking such liberties with your person.
[Sometimes you have only a split second to make a decision about how to escape from a rampaging beast, and your only companion is a very small and portable woman. Having set down said companion, he glances behind them for a moment to check whether the mouse is still coming in their direction.
But he sees no encroaching mouse — only a quartet of long, black-edged wasp’s wings.]