makin' friends, left and right

Before she could even say anything, Fable disappeared between the tall grasses. Crap! How'd she get so fast? The little girl was surprisingly quick on her paws for how heavily built she was. Swearing under her breath, she parted the undergrowth and stepped gingerly after her niece. Luckily she hadn't made it very far, just a few short yards away. Sighing with relief, she greeted the stranger warmly. "Hello there - don't mind her. She's, uhh, learning. And very excited about it," Theo said, smiling wryly. The alpha could see Fable still wriggling out of the corner of her eye. "This is Abaven - I'm the alpha here, but you're welcome to walk along the borders. Clearly we stumbled on you and not the other way around," she added with a chuckle.