The Haunted and The Hunted

The girl panicked at her question, tried to run but, clearly exhausted beyond her body's capabilities, came crashing down to sob on the ground. Gwen had tensed to run after her, still not entirely certain the trespasser was harmless, but relaxed again when the girl dropped. She hesitated, but two long strides took her to the girl's side and Gwen dropped down to curl around her. She ran her tongue soothingly over the girl's ears a moment. "Now you listen to me. Nothing that's chasing you can get you here," she said firmly. "This is Celestial. It would hardly be the first time we have repelled dangerous invaders, and it would certainly not be the last. My name is Gwenevere Adravendi, secondary alpha of Celestial, and I am a warrior - you have my guarantee that nothing, not wolf nor beast nor monster, can get past me to harm anyone in these borders."