The call drifted her back to her senses, pulling her momentarily from the very rhythm of the tide – the tide that had seemingly brought her upon this very place of mystery.
Her ears twitched first, and a gentle smile betrayed her features – then her head lifted, though she did not startle.
A stranger stood downwind, looking all tawny and autumnal against the otherwise pale of the backdrop of the sea itself and her paws would shift against the wet sands.
She regarded them, gaze licking before speaking;
Her tail gave a faint flick at her hind – though it was neither welcoming nor dismissive, more so she’d acknowledged his presence.
Her ears twitched first, and a gentle smile betrayed her features – then her head lifted, though she did not startle.
A stranger stood downwind, looking all tawny and autumnal against the otherwise pale of the backdrop of the sea itself and her paws would shift against the wet sands.
She regarded them, gaze licking before speaking;
Hello.
Her tail gave a faint flick at her hind – though it was neither welcoming nor dismissive, more so she’d acknowledged his presence.