Her eyes softened, recognizing the shimmer of fear as his wide eyes met hers. Surely, his heart hammered in his chest. Theristelle knew that feeling - not intimately, blessed is she in that the Star Mother gifted her with loving parents - but she’d tasted it on her tongue before.

Seeing it now within this boy, that awful taste came creeping up the back of her throat. Swallowing, the young girl decided right then that she would be helping him find his mother before she would search for herself.

Drawing up her best abilities of a friendly smile, Theristelle waddled towards him and nodded her head, signalling her understanding. “We find, okay? I help. To… together, yes,” another nodded, as if affirming her own words. Silently, her tail began to wag. It felt good to try and help someone, she thought warmly. It never crossed her mind that someone could refuse her help, so she turned her body as if to start off, but looked back encouragingly.