[ He shuffled back a half-step, preemptively - about as far as he could freely move, without trouble. ]
But- You can't.
[ The soldier may not have known much of the world outside his well-worn post, but he did know that small children belonged with their parents, and not wandering off in the company of strange tin men (no matter how short, one-legged, and wholly non-threatening). He was already worried enough for the trouble he'd get into were he not quick enough on his return to guard; dragging along another into the wake of this potentially condemning act didn't sound like such a great idea. ]
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[ He shuffled back a half-step, preemptively - about as far as he could freely move, without trouble. ]
But- You can't.
[ The soldier may not have known much of the world outside his well-worn post, but he did know that small children belonged with their parents, and not wandering off in the company of strange tin men (no matter how short, one-legged, and wholly non-threatening). He was already worried enough for the trouble he'd get into were he not quick enough on his return to guard; dragging along another into the wake of this potentially condemning act didn't sound like such a great idea. ]