The Sentinels two verses

Since discovering Aria's rank, Lucani's posture had become submissive, tail low between her graceful ankles and her ears flat. Her muzzle was low, too, but she was a very tall female and could not hide the fact that the petite Arctic Wolf was dwarfed by her. Regardless, it was clear looking at them who had the higher rank.

It was sad but inevitable to see the garden for the first time in such a poor state. Come now, there will still be roots beneath the soil, I'm sure of it. Damaged, of course, and most of it irreparably — but it meant that there was hope. Which was the most common medical herb here? she asked, gaze searching the tortured soil.