Louise just sits there, not reaching out, not moving in closer, but not moving away either. Waiting.

It takes a some time more, longer than feels comfortable, but Louise has learned to just wait.

And then, eventually, Lottie crawls over towards her and curls up where her Fetch can pick her up. Louise does so, scooping what just looks like a tightly curled up child to Stone and actually is a solid ball of stone-like segments to Louise. She's sitting down a bit more comfortably and rests the heavy child in her lap, wrapping both arms around her to make her feel more shielded.

"Sorry about that," she finally offers in Stone's direction, tone soft and neutral. "I failed to realize that this might happen."