[@Emera Lore]
Eric froze. Emily froze as well. As animals, especially ones that were normally prey animals, they were helpless. They did not know what to do. Then, they heard Aela. They would have nodded had they been in human form. However, the look in their eyes said that they understood. They stayed close to her for the time being. They, then, began to wonder what was out there just then.