Arrow Lake Partly Cloudy

she entirely thought the little dog was being serious for a moment before she caught onto her joking manner.  she released the breath she didn't realize she'd been holding before breaking out into contagious laughter.  oh kind stranger, tell me about this ritual!  my name is seabreeze, she said, rolling onto her stomach, and who might you be?

her tail wagged and her ears perked, finally happy to have some company that didn't seem outright hostile for once.