Something caught his attention as it ran between his feet, though he didn't react rashly and simply allowed it to proceed on its way.
"A mouse!" Rather than shrieking and running off as he had seen the other girls do on multiple occasions, Emely got down on her hands and knees and then crept about as close to the skittering critter as she could without touching it. "Don't be scared," she said in a gentle voice, the rodent coming to a hesitant stop as she surprised him further by scooping it up and holding the little thing as if it were the most precious of treasures. "How adorable you are."
Alistar watched with interest as she fawned over her little friend like a parent to a child, attempting to feed it little pieces of grass.
"I don't think he wants to eat that."
"You mean she."
"It's a girl? How can you tell?"
"You can't?"
