Cliver went very still for the duration of the hug before Lilith thankfully came and separated them. Then he reached down a shaky hand and gave the girl two quick pats on the head. "Tell them that they're very welcome. But I'm a human, not a deerman."

He didn't press the issue with the body. That smile had been the most terrifying thing he'd seen all day. He just made a note to come back here in a months time, just to be sure the beast was [i]dead [/i]dead and nothing was contaminated.

He gratefully accepted Lilith's medicine and sat down to start pulling out spears and administering it. "Lilith, I think we can consider this a rousing success. I was right to be worried, I definitely would have died if I'd fought this thing alone."