He watched curiously as she concentrated, wondering what her form would be. Some found it easy to transform, the shift from human to animal an instinct that had been just waiting for them to unlock with a little nudge. Others struggled the first time, perhaps trying too hard, or in the wrong way. As silence stretched and nothing happened, he began to fear that she would be of the latter category, and he snorted softly in apology, bobbing his head at her frustrated admission.
I don't think it should be difficult, but... that doesn't mean it's easy the first time, he tried to reassure her. It was an ability that I had before I came here, so it didn't seem strange to me. I wish I could explain it more clearly, but it was something I was born knowing how to do, so I never had to learn it. It makes it more difficult to explain or teach to others, he apologized as well. His parents had both been of the trickster shapeshifting folk from Tien Xia, and his mother had also shared the affinity for shifting to their animal form. There had never been any question of which form he would take, and he had begun doing so around the time he had learned to walk, a time of his life he had no clear memories of.
It may be enough simply to know that you have the ability to do it, for now. Let your mind mull over it in the back of your thoughts for awhile. It may take a stressful or dangerous situation for it to emerge, when you not expecting it. Or you may fall into it when you're not even trying, and find yourself relaxing enough to let it flow freely. He tried to encourage her, knowing by now after welcoming several other new arrivals how difficult it could be to adjust to the news that they had become something different and were trapped in a new world. Perhaps she could use a break? There is a town nearby, and a tavern where you can get food and drink, if you would like a place to rest for a bit, he offered gently.
I don't think it should be difficult, but... that doesn't mean it's easy the first time, he tried to reassure her. It was an ability that I had before I came here, so it didn't seem strange to me. I wish I could explain it more clearly, but it was something I was born knowing how to do, so I never had to learn it. It makes it more difficult to explain or teach to others, he apologized as well. His parents had both been of the trickster shapeshifting folk from Tien Xia, and his mother had also shared the affinity for shifting to their animal form. There had never been any question of which form he would take, and he had begun doing so around the time he had learned to walk, a time of his life he had no clear memories of.
It may be enough simply to know that you have the ability to do it, for now. Let your mind mull over it in the back of your thoughts for awhile. It may take a stressful or dangerous situation for it to emerge, when you not expecting it. Or you may fall into it when you're not even trying, and find yourself relaxing enough to let it flow freely. He tried to encourage her, knowing by now after welcoming several other new arrivals how difficult it could be to adjust to the news that they had become something different and were trapped in a new world. Perhaps she could use a break? There is a town nearby, and a tavern where you can get food and drink, if you would like a place to rest for a bit, he offered gently.
