[ Perhaps unfortunately for the stranger who's ambled across him, Hugh is an amiable child by nature -- the sort to wrap his arms affectionately around others, to get close. The warmth of a body is soothing.
Circumstances are a bit more dire than all of that just now, but it's the same principle: to seek the soothing presence of someone nearby, that drives him to pull himself closer to the man once he has his hand, wrapping his arms around him and tucking his face against his side. He's clearly frightened, trembling, clinging. ]
I didn't do anything to mess with it! I just-- just walked around! [ Is this his fault somehow? The thought is almost as frightening as the violent shuddering of earth below, and he cries out as one of the hedge creatures nearby takes a tumble. ]
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Circumstances are a bit more dire than all of that just now, but it's the same principle: to seek the soothing presence of someone nearby, that drives him to pull himself closer to the man once he has his hand, wrapping his arms around him and tucking his face against his side. He's clearly frightened, trembling, clinging. ]
I didn't do anything to mess with it! I just-- just walked around! [ Is this his fault somehow? The thought is almost as frightening as the violent shuddering of earth below, and he cries out as one of the hedge creatures nearby takes a tumble. ]