As Anna stepped forward, closer to him, Cinead  felt A ripple of surprise. She was moving [I]towards[/I] him, Instead of running away at full speed like he had predicted she would. The brief grimace that flickered across her face as she did so did not go unnoticed, though he quickly noticed that part of her dress on the left had been singed during the attack, so he assumed it was Moore in response to pain rather than him. The idea of the boar having had any opportunity to hurt Anna made him instinctively want to snarl, Though he managed to refrain from doing so once again. He really didn't want to give the wrong impression. And then something completely unexpected happened. Anna reached out with a hand and actually touched him on the nose. Electricity felt as if it zinged through every scale on his body, caused his stomach to flutter and his eyes to blink. The reaction was so much stronger than it had been in his human form, shock momentarily rooted him to the spot. What could this mean?

Anna once again broke through his surprise with a soft thank you, for both saving her life and for sharing his secret. She was spot on when she followed up her gratitude with a soft chuckle and speculation about how he had probably not wanted to divulge that particular bit of information. He snorted softly, a low thrumming sound in his throat indicating a dragon's version of a chuckle before he gave a very minute shake of  his head. No, he certainly hadn't been planning on telling her. After a moment, he shrugged his massive shoulders, using one of his wings to gesture in the direction the ember boar had fled, Indicating that he really hadn't had much choice. For good measure, he finally released a soft growl before gently nuzzling against Anna's hand.