Firestone Hot Springs Is it getting any better

Though the voice had changed and the shape did not hold any of the childish features, Osprey recognized Charon immediately. She did not know that Dante and her young friend were at odds with each other and therefore the hostile words meant little to her. She stood there, with narrowed eyes studying the other's face and then she let the flame of aggression die down and her posture became neutral. 

"Charon, is that you?" she asked, tilting her head to the side and wagging her tail - there was a hint of her being uncertain, where they stood, in her voice, but the tone was friendly, almost apologetic. "Is that really you?" she repeated, now taking her turn in approaching the young fellow, slowly and carefully.