Diamond in the Rough

Solveiga sighed gently in relief as the water from the pool made wet her hot, dry tongue. In fact, it felt like the water cooled her entire body as it went down her throat. Finally, thirst nearly quenched, she prepared to lift her head. It was then that a voice from beneath a palm tree broke through the silence and made her flinch. Her heart went wild for a brief moment, because she hadn't been expecting anyone and somehow hadn't heard them approach. But they sounded very friendly, so she was sure she had nothing to worry about. Her baby blue eyes searched for the source of the voice and found another woman in the shade, her fur thick and dark and Solveiga certainly did not envy her for that. Not in this kind of weather.

"Absolutely," she replied, stepping further into the water herself to cool off her back paws. "You're free to do as you please. Go ahead and cool off, that dark coat probably isn't treating you well today." Honestly, Solveiga was a bit surprised at herself. That was a very lengthy greeting by her standards. She was getting a lot better at this conversation thing.