Serpent Lake Pieces of peace

She stood, making herself taller. She didn't like the fact that he was laughing at her. Her ears flattened and her tail lashed angrily as she stared at him. "I don't know what in God's name a stray is but I suppose I am if it means I ain't got some stupid contraption roundst my neck."

"I live in a tree trunk, not too far from here," she told him. Her tree trunk was large and hollow, big enough for her and then some. Her ears twitched when she heard the other coming.

She turned, tail wagging to greet the newcomer. "Hi," she greeted as she sniffed the canine over. She squinted slightly, "You're not a dog. You're half wolf." It was just a fact, she didn't particularly care if the woman was a fox, she liked making friends.