Shayre let go of his held in breath, his pounding heart slowly calming down. That didn't sound like a murderous animal, and apparently she wasn't being attacked by something either. He stepped closer slowly, half because he didn't want to scare the girl, half because he wasn't able to go any quicker without falling over.
[i]"That makes two of us..."[/i]
He tried to laugh at her in a reassuring tone, but had to stop quickly when his head started pounding again. He made a small involuntary wincing noise as he grabbed his head. Still, it felt like his pain overall was lessening a bit, only coming back in sudden surges when he did something wrong. The blood running down his head seemed to have stopped as well, drying up against his skin like brownish paint.
As he turned around the bush he saw her. Her brown hair full of pieces of wood and leaves, tears in her eyes. She looked terrible, with blood running from a gash in her leg.
[i]"Dammit..."[/i]
He quickened his pace and almost ran the last meters towards her. Once at her side he stood still for a split second. She looked so terrified and small, as if she'd start crying any time. He carefully extended his hands, hoping he wouldn't scare her. [i]What was he thinking, she wasn't some hurt wild animal.[/i] He took her arm to support her, to help her make her way back to the other girl.
[i]"Don't worry, everything is going to be alright! We're going to find a place to stay for the night and-"[/i]
He was hardly aware of what he was saying, just knew he had to keep talking. He told himself it was to reassure the girl, but the truth was that it probably calmed him down more than it did her.