[ It would honestly be strange if the wolf had verbally responded in any way. When Zack had gone completely feral during that earlier full moon, he definitely hadn't been able to form words, his animal brain completely drowning out his human one.
The wolf approaches, clearly interested, and yet Zack doesn't pick up on any of that initial hostility. He isn't going to reach out until he's sure that the wolf trusts him, though, and stays still as the beast circles him a few times, sizing him up.
There's a couple of reasons that he isn't expecting the wolf to jump up at him, its front paws reaching out. First of all, it's injured, which means that it probably shouldn't be straining itself like that in the first place. Secondly, this is Cloud in some form, and he's usually not this forward. Not even close to it.
So there is a brief yelp as the wolf crashes against him, but Zack has enough reaction time that beyond a stumble backward, he does keep his balance. He reaches around to set his hands on the wolf's back, at its shoulder blades, to keep it steady as it balances on its hind legs. ]
Whoa there.
[ He tilts his head to the side now that the wolf is this close, trying to get a look at its flank where it had taken some kind of injury. This at least grants him a decent view of it. ]
You ran into something unfriendly, huh, buddy?
[ First thing's first. He just wants to make sure there's no sign of the Cwyld. ]
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The wolf approaches, clearly interested, and yet Zack doesn't pick up on any of that initial hostility. He isn't going to reach out until he's sure that the wolf trusts him, though, and stays still as the beast circles him a few times, sizing him up.
There's a couple of reasons that he isn't expecting the wolf to jump up at him, its front paws reaching out. First of all, it's injured, which means that it probably shouldn't be straining itself like that in the first place. Secondly, this is Cloud in some form, and he's usually not this forward. Not even close to it.
So there is a brief yelp as the wolf crashes against him, but Zack has enough reaction time that beyond a stumble backward, he does keep his balance. He reaches around to set his hands on the wolf's back, at its shoulder blades, to keep it steady as it balances on its hind legs. ]
Whoa there.
[ He tilts his head to the side now that the wolf is this close, trying to get a look at its flank where it had taken some kind of injury. This at least grants him a decent view of it. ]
You ran into something unfriendly, huh, buddy?
[ First thing's first. He just wants to make sure there's no sign of the Cwyld. ]