Once Seongho pries the trap open, he’s surprised the fox doesn’t bolt. Maybe she can sense the has doesn’t have any malicious intent. Non-human animals are keen like that. They seem to know human’s emotions well, better than other humans.

Not only does he pry the trap from Nari, he tugs it up from the ground so no other unfortunate animal will fall prey to it. He’ll take it apart with his tools to repurpose what he can and scrap the rest. It’s his part in keeping hunters and trappers away. They don’t like it when they come up empty handed and lose their traps, too.

Glancing back to the fox, he breathes out at the sight of her poor stained fur.

“If you stay here, I’ll come back with some food.” He didn’t dare try to scoop her up and carry her. That might cause her even more distress.