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<div align=center>William laughed, and shook his head, the last time he'd actually hugged someone, it'd gone horribly wrong and he'd ended up in a situation he certainly wasn't ready for. "I'm alright for hugs," he chirped, "for a little while at least." William usually expected people to be shorter than him, and he told her that. He liked meeting someone who was taller than him though, or at least matched his height. He felt like a giant among the first years, William didn't like feeling like a giant, all he'd read suggested giants were nasty beasts who rode atop mammoths, he didn't think himself nasty at all, at least, he tried not to be.

"I would like to go back." He answered, softly. He wouldn't be able to find his way out without the girl's help, he wasn't even sure how he'd ended up here, he'd just been walking, walking and thinking. It would be getting even colder soon, and that was around when William decided he should get into bed (though who's bed, he hadn't quite decided yet, it was better to share, it was warmer.) He wanted to be warm, that was all. William craved warmth. It was something he appreciated very much.</div>

<div align=center>An uneasy look crossed the boy's face, this better not be spiders. He thought to himself. He followed the girl nonetheless, a wave of curiosity flooding over him. Of course, he couldn't really show the girl his own powers, and besides, he didn't want to. They weren't something quirky he enjoyed having, and they made his life incredibly difficult. William was a lot more dangerous than he let on, and perhaps than he realized, simply because if he were to hurt someone with them, he wouldn't ever have meant to, and that was what the situation always was, he didn't mean to. He never meant to.

He honestly, just wanted to go and find Gabriel, he needed to let him know everything was alright. Bill got the feeling that if he were to check his cell phone there's be a hundred and one messages from his friend, I'm sorry Bill. I'm sorry Bill. I'm sorry Bill. He felt bad for simply not talking to him for a little while, Gabriel had that look of an abused puppy when he was upset, and frankly it made William want to kick him in the face, as well as the complete opposite. "Where are you taking me?" He asked, suspiciously.</div>

<div align=center>That's an odd power. All of a sudden the situation had turned very George Martin-esque, and William felt a little frightened. He'd never tried to break into the mind of an animal, they tended to be savage, not as complicated as people. He had no doubt that he'd be able to do it, but he didn't want to, he didn't feel there was ever a point, they never had anything interesting to say anyway, they never understood anything you were saying. He frowned at the creatures, William wasn't very good with animals, he'd had a dog set on him a little while ago by one of the nastier kids in his neighborhood.

He'd run away from it, it had bitten him badly and had made him cry. His mother had told him not to be so silly, it was only a little bite. He shook his head, he'd rather just look than touch, and so denied her offer. "I.. I've had bad experiences with large animals." He squeaked, "I.. I don't think Gabriel would be very happy if.. If I did get bitten." Not very happy was an understatement, from past experiences, Bill knew that Gabriel got terribly angry whenever he was put in danger. "I don't think uh... Well... Um.."</div>

<div align=center>William smiled a little, and told her it was alright, she hadn't known. A lot of things had gone wrong for Bill over the years, he never really talked about them, they'd already happened and he couldn't change that, no use complaining about it. He took a few steps forward and paused, waiting for the girl to follow him, he'd get awfully lost without her and he really didn't want that to happen. "Come on, let's go." He smiled a little, "It's getting dark."

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