Liza was scared of the fenrirs

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“You always like to pet or hold Sherry, but you haven’t really approached the adult fenrirs.”
“…Papa noticed then.”

Recently, Liza had become less reserved, and more like an ordinary, playful child. And so I was wondering if there was a reason that she was staying away from the fenrirs.

“So you are. But why? Everyone else is petting them…”
“Because…they are scary…”
“Scary?”
“Wuff?”

When they were on their stomachs with their tongues sticking out… They just looked like a dog though?
Leo was also surprised by this.
But now that I thought about it, Liza had also been scared of Ms. Anne at first.
She had said that she was scared of her sharp-looking hair.

“They are so big…and while I can manage Sherry…not them…”
“Well, they are big, but… What do you mean, manage?”
“Wuff… Wuff, wuff-wuff. Grau.”
“Ah, I see…”

Apparently, she was talking about having to fight them.
Sherry… Well, after seeing her fight the orc, it was true that Liza was faster. So as long as she didn’t get hit by magic, she would be fine.

Though, Sherry could also cover her fur in magic energy, which prevented her from getting hurt when being thrown by the orcs. But perhaps Liza hadn’t thought of that.
In any case, that was why she was afraid of the fenrirs.
But Leo was even stronger… I suppose she was an exception… She had also been scared of Leo at first.
Leo had been quite sad about it at the time.

Hmm…perhaps it was a feeling that had to do with being a beastkin.
It seemed that there was also a connection with beast-type monsters, and if one had a mindset similar to the law of the jungle, it wouldn’t be strange to want to avoid getting close to powerful monsters…

“Well, I understand how you feel. Right…Leo?”
“Wuff.”
“?”

Leo and I looked at each other and nodded.
She quickly lowered her body, so she must have understood my intention… Good Leo.
But Liza seemed puzzled by this.
And so I stretched out my hands and picked up Liza off of Leo’s back.

“…Papa, are you..?”
“Don’t worry, Leo is here. You have nothing to be afraid of. But it will be sad for the fenrirs, if you are scared of them, right?”
“Uhh, it will?”
“Wuff-wuff.”

I didn’t know how the fenrirs actually thought, but I tried to appeal to Liza’s good nature.
They were Sherry’s parents, after all, and we may meet them from time to time. Besides, it would not hurt to be friends with fenrirs.
…Also, I remembered a little girl who used to play with Leo, when she was small.
She had really enjoyed being with Leo.

Besides, I wanted Liza to have fun with the fenrirs, rather than being afraid of them.
While she seemed to have her doubts, Liza did seem to feel sorry for them. And so after thinking about it for a moment, she stopped moving and tilted her head.

“Sherry, sorry to bother you.”
“Kyau? Kyau-kyau!”
“Gau?”
“Grau?”

Sherry had been running happily around her parents, but I had her stop, and then placed Liza on the ground next to them.
Sherry immediately barked and showed that she was happy that Liza had come to her parents.
She probably saw Liza as a friend, and was happy to see her introduced.

“Uhh… Papa…?”
“It’s fine. I’m here. And so is Leo.”
“Yes…”

As the fenrirs looked at us curiously, I held Liza’s hand towards them.
First, the father.
As they seemed to dote on Sherry, they would probably react gently towards children…
That was what I thought.
But Liza was looking down, and her body was shaking.
I told her not to worry, and that it was not dangerous. And like that, she hesitantly touched the fenrirs’s stomach.

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