I'd fight the world for you

Dalila kept running as long as she could, occasionally glancing back behind her to make sure the sea lion wasn't following. She quickly picked up on the fact that the sea lions couldn't run very fast - at least not on land - so they didn't have to go all that far to start putting distance between themselves and the large creatures, but she would rather be safe than sorry. They were very nearly back to where they had begun their walk before she finally let herself start to slow to a limping hobble, saying, "O-Okay, okay, I think we're safe now." She slowed to a stop, panting and breathless. Even though she was standing with most of her weight on her other three legs so she could keep the pressure off of her injured back leg, her worried gaze still immediately went to Siren, her brows pulled together with concern as she limped toward her and let her blue gaze comb over Siren to make sure the sea lion hadn't injured her after all in the scuffle.

"Are you okay?" she questioned worriedly, leaning her head down to gently brush away some sand that had gotten caught in Siren's fur on her cheek with the side of her muzzle. "I'm so sorry, I should have been more cautious. We should have just watched them from afar instead of getting so close." Guilt pulled at her gut for getting Siren into that situation in the first place and was silently just happy that she had been there to defend her. If Siren had encountered them on her own it could have gone so much worse. A bite on her leg was more than worth it just to know that Siren was safe and unharmed.

"Dalila"