Casual chains

The compliment given for her small blade made her feel warm, but now was hardly the time. With her torso mostly freed she was able to lower her head and unhook any remaining entanglement around limbs with ease. When he asked if there was any further trouble under the water, she easily shook her head and offered the man (and his companion) a grateful smile. “Thanks,” she offered with ease, trying to stop the shiver that ran through her body as she carefully began to pick her path back towards the shore. Once she was on dry land she could finally try and shake some of the water from her coat, but she had been stuck for quite some time, and so she was chilled to the bone.

“It's a good thing yer came along, I don't think I woulda got out of there on m'own.” With solid sand under her paws and the worst of the excess water shaken free, she could finally get a good look at the man. It was a good thing the accent was entirely unfamiliar (and her family didn't get this tall back home), otherwise, she might have mistaken him for one of them. “Sedna,” she introduced herself through chattering teeth. She thought it was supposed to get warmer in the spring?

“Speech”