Her outburst surprises him more than anything else, and with the hopes of doing damage control, Howl reaches out, catching her hard in case she even considers running off. He pulls her towards him, slipping his jacket off in one smooth motion, consequently inverting the coat to reveal a different sort of pattern on the opposite side. He wraps the article of clothing around her shoulders and pulls her to his side, turning his eyes away from anything else except the direction of forward.
"Stop that." His voice is sharp and intentional in order to hopefully silence her cries and he pulls her along with him, his strides long and swift as he moves them away from The Cheap Prayer.
Over her head, while she'd been near hysterical, he'd glimpsed what appeared to be tavern's goons. He remembered that he'd paid his tab ahead of time -- but he had the inkling that this little one hadn't, so it was for the best that they hightail it out of there immediately.
"Where is your hotel? If you don't have one, I guess I'll have no choice except to take you with me." His feet may have picked up in pace, but his breath and pulse maintained the same steady rhythm.
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"Stop that." His voice is sharp and intentional in order to hopefully silence her cries and he pulls her along with him, his strides long and swift as he moves them away from The Cheap Prayer.
Over her head, while she'd been near hysterical, he'd glimpsed what appeared to be tavern's goons. He remembered that he'd paid his tab ahead of time -- but he had the inkling that this little one hadn't, so it was for the best that they hightail it out of there immediately.
"Where is your hotel? If you don't have one, I guess I'll have no choice except to take you with me." His feet may have picked up in pace, but his breath and pulse maintained the same steady rhythm.