Jade Fern Grove Dizzy, Spinning Endlessly

The dark male turned around with his gaze cool, protectively stepping between the girl and Gabe. It was a more defensive action than Gabe had expected, but he should've known that they weren't just gonna stroll on over and greet the stranger. He stopped walking, as they did too, and he hung back. In order to please the older male, Gabe shrunk down, letting out a quick submissive whine. He wanted this interaction to be a friendly one, he didn't want it to end with his thick fur clamped between the jaws of the other.

The female replied, she seemed much nicer than her 'friend'. He smiled, one of his charming friendly smiles that he used when he wanted people to trust him. She stuck out her snout, asking permission to sniff, and Gabe obliged. He trotted forwards, eyeing the dark male cautiously, then allowed the female to learn what she wanted to know. As she did so, he sniffed at her flank, just to get used to it. He didn't dare try it with the other guy, he still didn't trust that he wouldn't bite his face off.

She introduced herself at Leila, and started to introduce the male, but he stopped her sharply with a nip to her shoulder. Gabe's fiery eyes moved between Leila and grumpy (as Gabe decided to call him) then rested on the more likable of the two. Nice to meet you Leila, I'm Gabriel. But you can call me Gabe.