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assuming this is near/almost on northwind summit's territory?
the yearling does not scatter immediately upon noticing her.
wind presses at her flank, dragging the long black of her coat in one direction while her body holds against it, unmoved. her head tilts a fraction, measuring. the distance between them stretches thin, a wire pulled taut across the field.
she steps down from the ridge, dry grass parting against her legs, whispering as it folds and springs back in her wake. there is tension set in the girl's eyes but strength in her stature. it is a good front to display. gjalla stops a few lengths off, angled, and her gaze drags slowly across the stranger's stance, then face, cataloging. younger, this one—unseasoned, but not skittish.
her ears tip forward, then still.
you are almost creeping on claimed territory, girl.a loose greeting, however unwelcoming as it sounds.
