You had me at Hello

The girl chuckled a little, amused by the look on his face as she talked a little about her background. She flashed a bright white smile at him before crossing slightly into his path as she steered him towards the river. Paws skimmed lightly over the ground, tail curled over her haunches as she pranced without fear. If something wanted to attack, then there was another with her to watch her back. So she felt she could be just a little less cautious. After all, unless this boy was the threat himself then she felt she had nothing to worry about. No strange scents were on the wind as far as she could tell, and she knew she'd be the first to detect one if it came up. With her sharp nose, she could scent prey more then a mile away. Now, she could smell the heavy stench of bear along with the juicy scent of river trout...her stomach grumbled at the thought. Oh how succulent those fish would be! She glanced down when she felt a drip fall from her muzzle. Eyes widening, her face reddened in embarrassment as she realized she just drooled at the thought. Now that, she knew he must have seen.

Clearing her throat, she turned her head and pushed past the tree line and bushes that broke away to the river shore. The path widening out into soft sand and pebbles mixed with smooth stones and strewn with broken shells. Washed up by the high tides of the river she guessed. The strong smell of bear infiltrated her nostrils, but she was not alarmed. She stopped halfway between the trees and the water, looking back at Pontifex. "The bears won't bother you, there's too much food to go around that they're not worrying about others. Unless you try to steal their own catch, then that's when you have a problem. Just be glad it's not a leopard seal or a shark, then that's when you should be afraid. Those will rip you apart without a second thought. Well...a shark would probably eat you whole if it were big enough, but the other one is pretty much like the wolf of the ocean. Few who encounter one in the water will live, on land it's another story." She glanced towards the feeding bears, every now and then the sight of a jumping fish tempting her paws to run and catch them in mid-air, but she refrained.

Looking at the handsome male, she nudged his shoulder. "Shall we?" She asked before turning to head towards the water. She sensed that he might be uneasy around the bears, so she curved towards a part of the river system that had fewer near them. She stopped near the water bank, drinking some before looking to see if Pontifex was following or not. Water dripped from her silver face like teardrops from the morning flower dew.

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