[Envy's careful grabbing her; she's a bird-thing, for all he knows her bones are hollow. The last thing he wants to do is break them by accident, even if she was just attacking him. Henry's shouted reasoning was a reminder to him too. He even loosens his grip on Hentree a little bit.]

He's right, I'm not going to hurt either of you. Look, Heather, he's fine. You're both fine. [He lifts the hand holding her so that she's on level with Hentree and they can see each other.]

If you'll calm down, we're going to figure out what the hell's going on.

[He nudges Henry with the end of his tail, trying to prompt him to get up on his back without actually saying anything and alerting the two monsters. He's still planning on heading to the house, and if Henry gets on he'll start slithering his way down the street.]