Horizon Ridge i do like to be beside the seaside

Sounds good! :)

The inhabitant that greeted her was as scarred as he was gruff, with a fresh - and undoubtedly itchy - injury marring his shoulder. This time, Bazi was not disheartened by the cold greeting; the size and look of him suggested that Björn was a gatekeeper, if not a warrior, and it was only natural that he consider her a threat until convinced otherwise. To that end, Bazi lowered herself closer to the ground and let her plush, unmarked ears fall back in submission.

"I'm sorry," she began softly, "I didn't know the custom, and thought it might be rude. My name is Bazi, I'm new to the Swiftcurrent Creek, and I've been charting the safe mountain trail between my packlands - and here. I didn't know it was inhabited," The visitor chanced a glance at her greeter's face - it remained stoic. "So I stopped, of course. I have marked the trail with stones, should your pack wish to use it to travel safely to the Creek. My ultimate goal is the coast - since I'm new, I've have been advised by our medic to take a cleansing bath in salt water. Could I.. would you escort me? Or point me down a neutral trail," she was quick to add, not wishing to intrude if the Ridge was suspicious of strangers.