[She's been trying to stretch herself thin. She's been trying to keep every person present in her line of sight, which she cannot do. No one can do that. So she does the best she can in another way, rounding and rounding to tend to people who are straggling, or may need her assistance otherwise. When she finds him, she makes no drawing, loud display of herself, only walks in his peripheral, a little behind.
At any point, she's close enough, that if he looks back, he'll see it's her, but her presence is nearly as obvious. Familiarity. She's warily patient, letting him make his way at first on his own, not intervening, but when he slips a fourth time, he'll feel her at the side of his legs, urging him steady on his feet with the pressing of her weight. She has the claws and toes constructed for this kind of terrain, and she's sturdy, she doesn't lose balance.]
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At any point, she's close enough, that if he looks back, he'll see it's her, but her presence is nearly as obvious. Familiarity. She's warily patient, letting him make his way at first on his own, not intervening, but when he slips a fourth time, he'll feel her at the side of his legs, urging him steady on his feet with the pressing of her weight. She has the claws and toes constructed for this kind of terrain, and she's sturdy, she doesn't lose balance.]