It was making her uncomfortable, but it was only for a few hours at least. Black was staying back at Shiro's request, both to not attract attention, but also to not make her more anxious at the moment. Lion was friendly, but size didn't necessarily help. He was rather large.

"No, it's okay, honest. He's a big guy and not everything is normal for people."

He's not going to question why she's concerned about him. It wasn't his business. If she volunteered, all well and good, but not his place to ask.

He smiled at her when she said this, turning back to the direction ahead of them. It was still quiet luckily, but Shiro was cautious. When she spoke, he turned back to her. He was okay with talking at least at the moment. Another reason he had brought Black was because the lion could help determine where the creatures were and if they were getting too close.

"I'm his paladin from home. Usually he's much bigger than that and I pilot him. When he came here, somehow he was shrunk in size."