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[Okay, she actually surprised him with the branch, he'll admit it. Watching her trip into the mud finally snaps him out of his frozen shock, and he hurries over to her (he might also be nudging the branch firmly out of her grasp with his foot, don't judge him!!)]

Are you alright? [He doesn't try to grasp her shoulder and help her sit up yet, wary as he is of potential retaliation, but he does hover beside her in case she wants the help.]