The sun's rays whispered near the far horizon, warnings of its departure soon. The spotted dove wouldn't stray too far from the temporary den where she and Nóttin were staying — but just far enough to where she thought the voice may be guiding her... As she stared at the bark, she realized she may have been staring at someone else as well — beyond the tree, the river sat, and so did a woman. A large woman. Not rotund by any means. She was built with muscle and thick fur that protected her from more than she could, she assumed, seeing the small beginnings of scars.
There was a friendly woof and the raise the stranger's tail; Dal brightened a little. She'd rarely gone out of the Vale, due to her own self-reclusion, and the fear of going beyond what she knew. She was caught for a long time in an 'in-between' point until she met Nóttin. Who, now, had cared and uplifted her through the shadows of doubt that whipped around her. She felt brave enough to go out, even now, just on her own, knowing he wasn't that far. And now, here she was, nearing close to being face-to-face with a stranger — one who seemed friendly!
Dal chuffed back, her tone gentle, her tail raising with a waver to it.
Hello there...She called out, wondering if she was out doing the same thing Dal was,
Are you from around here?A question accompanied by the tilt of the spotted wolf's head.

