[He sighs, muttering some invectives under his breath, and then sets his sword, still sheathed, down, close enough to Rocinante that the child could pick it up quickly if he wanted.
Then takes a few steps back, slowly and holds his hands up. The message is pretty clear, hopefully, even to somebody in such a panic. Here, if this is scaring you so much, you can have it for defence. And I don't have any weapons anymore. So I'm at your mercy now.]
[He wants to reach out to the boy, to this precious boy who'll grow up to be his most cherished person, but he knows that right now the child has no reason to trust him.]
[calmly, soothingly, as if he's talking to a wild animal and it's the tone of voice that truly matters, not words themselves] Listen. I'm not going to hurt you.
[and because he's worried Cora-san ( or maybe Cora-chan? he's a child right now) might start hyperventilating)] Breathe.
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Date: 2014-12-15 07:02 am (UTC)Then takes a few steps back, slowly and holds his hands up. The message is pretty clear, hopefully, even to somebody in such a panic. Here, if this is scaring you so much, you can have it for defence. And I don't have any weapons anymore. So I'm at your mercy now.]
[He wants to reach out to the boy, to this precious boy who'll grow up to be his most cherished person, but he knows that right now the child has no reason to trust him.]
[calmly, soothingly, as if he's talking to a wild animal and it's the tone of voice that truly matters, not words themselves] Listen. I'm not going to hurt you.
[and because he's worried Cora-san ( or maybe Cora-chan? he's a child right now) might start hyperventilating)] Breathe.