        He moved slowly, constantly shifting his focus between her and the rest.  As he closed the distance, he noticed that she had gone from twitching her tail to tucking it between her legs, much like a frightened dog.  One of her ears was flat against her skull, while the other was pointed backwards, as if she was expecting instructions from the others.  He could see that she was breathing quickly, and she kept cocking her right foreleg, as if she wanted to paw at the sand.  She seemed uncomfortable with their size difference, and it was not hard for him to imagine why.  He tried to keep a neutral expression, and keep his hands away from his sides.  Dale noticed, to his slight discomfort, that one of the guards, which he had now decided was also a unicorn, had widened its stance and lowered its head, so that its horn was pointed right at him.