The child shook her head, frozen by the height, terror locking her small body in place.
Radeon tried again, switching to a gentler angle, searching for a word that could pull her loose.
"Oi, sweetheart. See that big sister over there. You want to be brave like her, yeah?" he asked warmly.
The child's eyes brightened and she nodded hard, so eager it was like she'd forgotten the wind tugging at her hair.
"Tell you what, yeah. We get you down safe, I'll have your big sister teach you a few moves. Proper ones. Come." Radeon coaxed.
The little girl reached her arms at him. Radeon climbed the last stretch and caught her, one arm under her ribs, the other locking around her back before she could slip.
She latched onto him like a burr. Snot and tears soaked into his robe. He did not mind it, not even a little.
He drew in a breath, then whistled sharp and loud. The bison answered at once, wings beating as it cut through the wind.
