Aurora let out a sigh and smiled in relief. Thank goodness she'd managed to jump over that small hurdle (that she had created herself, whoops). She grinned at the girl as she put her pinky around hers, having finally earned her trust. Now, she just had to keep it. And, of course, protect her. She was positive that was the true challenge here - keep the girl safe and get her out of here.
This challenge was a LOT harder than she had anticipated. Why couldn't it just be taking on a swarm of dementors? At this point, that might be easier, because kids and Aurora didn't mix. At all. She was honestly surprising herself with her ability to calm the girl down. Maybe she was just a natural at this?? After all, it's not like she had actually TRIED to interact with kids before...
Of course, it would be asinine for her to actually wish for a swarm of dementors. She hoped this wasn't one of those simulations that could read her thoughts or something, because she might be eating her (unspoken) words in a few moments...
OH NO. Crying again. True, no tears had actually fallen just yet, but she could tell she was about to burst out in to tears soon. It was a look that she herself probably had upon her face many times as a kid. She took the young girl's hand in hers again and gave it a squeeze. "It's ok, we'll get out of here together. I've got the stick ready to go in case I need it," she added, showing her the wand again with a small smile to try and lighten the mood just a bit. "Let's see, I came from that way..." she turned and pointed to the area that she had come from. "So we should probably go the other way, because the way out is definitely NOT that way," she told her. Yup, going backwards was not going to be productive in the slightest.
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