New beginnings

Words, speech, thoughts
Helix's nose was hard at work, sniffing the unfimaialr ground before her as her paws huffed endless against the soil. She pushed through the tall vegetation, her muscular frame bouncing with every step. Where was she? How'd she get here? Flashes of familiar faces passed in her mind, ones she couldn't put a name for at all, and for brief moment she felt like lifting her muzzle to the sky to howl for any reassurance. But her instincts told her otherwise. Who knew what type of beings lived in these lands. Her tricilored mass weaves through the grass with  some ease, stepping past puddles as she lifted her head to look around. She was near a lake it seemed. Cautious she approached the large body of water, her paws sinking into the sandy soil as she bent down and lapped at the cool water, grateful for its presence. Her salmon tongue retreated back into her maw and she fell silent, hunched over by the water as she trained her ears listening for the slightlest sound to come in her hearing. She heard a rustle nearby and whipped her head up in alert, her yellow eyes staring with cautious and a quiet readiness to either fight or run as she barked out. "Hello?" She barked out, her voice quiet. Too quiet. She nagged at herself to speak louder. "Hello?" This time it was louder, loud enough to hear. Helix felt her paws tense beneath her weight as she watched the area where the noise  came from with strictness.