Rae forced herself to keep moving and she put herself between the monster and Books. "Please, we mean you no harm, we're exhausted, and hungry" she put her hands up in the general sign of 'look, i don't have weapons' and she tried not to let her utter exhaustion sound in her voice as she said "don't hurt us, and we won't hurt you" then she thought again and said "we are exactly as we seem, simply humans, travelers, trying to get somewhere safe"