[Rue's momentary surprise is obvious at the idea of practicing the wild part too, but for once, they do not immediately brush away the thought. It's terrifying, but in the kind of way that tingles with warm anticipation, not just full on cold dread.

It's a definite improvement to before.]

I can't say that I'm much of an expert at being an owlbear, but maybe, if you would not mind me sometimes holding you back, I will try learning a little more too.

[It still frightens them, to think of what they'd done to the fae who wanted to take Peter back to the Fae Realm, but they'd kept their boy safe, hadn't they? They have a family to protect. They can't just rely on their very own children to save them over and over again.]