Leon grimaces a little when it becomes clear he's been caught.
"Yeah, I'm good. It's just -" Shit, how does he explain this? He takes a deep breath and thinks for a moment, trying to articulate it to himself, first.
"Bad memories. Went through an incident a few years ago that involved a lot of... things that used to be human, hunting with their teeth." Glancing off to the side, he rolls his shoulders as he talks, trying to ease the tension. "So don't worry, it's not you. Wolves are supposed to do that. Us, not so much. Thanks for asking, though - I wouldn't want to make things weird."
With that out of the way, he looks back over and crouches down next to her, pulling his own knife from its sheath. "Anyway. Mind showing me how?"
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"Yeah, I'm good. It's just -" Shit, how does he explain this? He takes a deep breath and thinks for a moment, trying to articulate it to himself, first.
"Bad memories. Went through an incident a few years ago that involved a lot of... things that used to be human, hunting with their teeth." Glancing off to the side, he rolls his shoulders as he talks, trying to ease the tension. "So don't worry, it's not you. Wolves are supposed to do that. Us, not so much. Thanks for asking, though - I wouldn't want to make things weird."
With that out of the way, he looks back over and crouches down next to her, pulling his own knife from its sheath. "Anyway. Mind showing me how?"