Duck Lake Fresh Blood

She came forward but there was still distance between the pair. While returning his greeting she seemed to broaden her stanc, but didn't portray any dominance. Howl could see she was smaller then him, but the thought didn't mean anything to him, so when she changed her stance he was somewhat confused as to why she would do such a thing. 

She gave her name, Katya, without being prompted and so Howl introduced himself as well. "My name is Howl." he wanted to continue this conversation or at least get through it as soon as possible and so he asked. "So Katya, what brings you to the lake?" Howl had came to hunt but he had come before for other reasons. If she were able to help him, he would most likely find that out with the answer to this question.