"Catch your breath first." They have time for that. "Are you hungry?"

Shifting is hard work, Stacia's been hit with one of the major weapons that work against her, and there's a lot of fighting to do. He doesn't like letting a kid back into battle, even a werewolf kid, but desperate times call for resource allocation. He halves a chocolate egg and gives it to her.

"You need your strength if you're gonna get back in there." He ruffles her hair gently. "I missed you, kiddo."