"And I mean you no harm, messere. I mean harm to no one," is Leonardo's immediate reply, not releasing the pendant with his left hand but the right moving palm-up beside him to show that he is unarmed other than his glowing pendant. "I am just a simple traveler in these woods. I... do not recognize those creatures. What is a fearling?"

Leonardo swallows nervously at the sharp teeth, wondering if perhaps this man might be a werewolf. He had heard them howling about recently, but the man doesn't seem to have the predatory gleam to his eyes that indicated bloodthirst. Against his better judgment, perhaps, Leonardo moves a little closer.

"I am traveling through these woods to a grotto, which is safe... I have a, er, a friend there. But if you wish to return to the kingdom proper, I could accompany you to the edge of the forest." He motions the way he came, though utter darkness surrounds them everywhere save for his pendant's light.