He jumps a bit at the feeling of her nudging and then immediately sees where she's intending to go. Then he scrambles over to the open stall and presses himself into the closest wall that will hide them from prying eyes. He's breathing heavy and hard like he's on the verge of a panic attack and he tries to get it under control so he doesn't make noise.

The sound of clanking heavy footsteps starts to get louder and come closer.