She was on her knees, breathing heavily, her hands shaky but she wasn't hurt. She still had enough power to summon her shield again if she needed to, and she was ready to defend them with every last bit of strength she had.
The monster was backing down. And that face...that expression... She never should have doubted Peter's instincts, and she was glad she'd gone along with them despite her skepticism. Weathered and frightened, there was still something in the eyes that confirmed who he was.
Her head turned just as Peter skidded to a stop next to her. "I'm okay, I'm okay," she confirmed quickly, a hand up as though to check his face and make sure he was all right too. No injuries...no physical ones anyway.
The old man's eyes snapped to Peter's at the sound of his name. "Pete... Oh Pete, what did I do to you...?" He reached forward with two thin legs, then stopped, jerking the limbs back as he saw them as if for the first time.
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The monster was backing down. And that face...that expression... She never should have doubted Peter's instincts, and she was glad she'd gone along with them despite her skepticism. Weathered and frightened, there was still something in the eyes that confirmed who he was.
Her head turned just as Peter skidded to a stop next to her. "I'm okay, I'm okay," she confirmed quickly, a hand up as though to check his face and make sure he was all right too. No injuries...no physical ones anyway.
The old man's eyes snapped to Peter's at the sound of his name. "Pete... Oh Pete, what did I do to you...?" He reached forward with two thin legs, then stopped, jerking the limbs back as he saw them as if for the first time.