[This happens all the time. To most, she's just a dog, and it's not common people put two and two together; and so she's neither hurt or dissuaded by him ignoring her in favor of praising Lance. If anything, he had been intent on helping, and if he hadn't called for someone, she may have never come over herself, what with all the surrounding chaos. She watches patiently, thankful Lance is there for him to have someone to thank, feeling he deserves it, thankful that they're both all right.
After the man's rushed away, she takes a single step, about to desert the boy to scout out someone else to help, to keep from idling, but the discontent about him as he tries to piece things together makes her stay. She keeps her eyes on him, waits for confirmation that he's all right, but—the uncertainty when he does at last notice her strikes her, and her ears fall immediately, she goes right into softening her expression, worried she's frightened him.
This takes her into tucking low, passive body language, wagging only the end of her tail against her thigh. A whine stretches out of her. It's all right, it's all right, she's trying to express, though he won't understand it directly, she still doesn't approach him, if only so he won't be startled, won't feel his space is being threatened by some potentially dangerous and unusual beast.]
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After the man's rushed away, she takes a single step, about to desert the boy to scout out someone else to help, to keep from idling, but the discontent about him as he tries to piece things together makes her stay. She keeps her eyes on him, waits for confirmation that he's all right, but—the uncertainty when he does at last notice her strikes her, and her ears fall immediately, she goes right into softening her expression, worried she's frightened him.
This takes her into tucking low, passive body language, wagging only the end of her tail against her thigh. A whine stretches out of her. It's all right, it's all right, she's trying to express, though he won't understand it directly, she still doesn't approach him, if only so he won't be startled, won't feel his space is being threatened by some potentially dangerous and unusual beast.]