Here we stay

Her smile grew, just a little, at being called lovely. It was her first compliment, and she savoured it. Filing away the moment to bring out and examine like a shiny new toy any time her mind wondered. Her thoughts however ground to a halt at Stars next words. She was shamed that the wolf saw her fear so easily. A heroine wasn't afraid of anything, and more then anything, that's who Sera wished she could be.

"I'm not afraid!" She stated bodly, taking multiple steps forward. The quickened, thruming beat of her pulse beneath her skin gave lie to her words. She would never be a victim again, she would never go back. If Star made a move against her, she would fight or flee. Until then, she pretended she was brave. "I was merely... distracted....by the fireflies, and your the first wolf I've seen in a while." She stopped before Star, a wolfs stride away, and self-consciously rubbed one of her cut paws against the grass. A healer? She was a long way away from letting another wolf close enough to touch her. Best she didn't show her hurts, and give the other wolf any ideas. "So if you don't know what this lake is called, have you never been here before?"