Hachi blinks at belle and sighs heavily. [color=lightcoral][the beast you speak of is me][/color] Hachi meets her gaze with what could be interpreted as hurt feelings. [color=lightcoral] [ I would never harm you...or her..or anyone here really.] [/color] his ears fold down a bit and he shakes his head. [color=lightcoral][please don't be frightened][/color] that last one echoed sounding sad and rather hushed. He is normally cold to others, but she was interesting and different and now she was looking at him like he was about to eat her. His head dips downward a bit and he does look utterly sad, one of the few true emotions he has shown in quite some time.