King Elk Forest here: a gift for all of your troubles

It doesn't take long for someone to join them. They come slinking through the forest with some caution but as soon as Kratha hears that approach, her batty ears twist and she traces their route with her eyes. She half expects a group to find their way over and it is with some relief she is greeted by one wolf. While they size her up, she does the same - and then as the stranger adjusts to a more suitable posture, her own slackens.

His voice cuts through the quiet; he calls to Stephanie with a name that Kratha doesn't know and she resists the urge to shoot her a sharp glance, which is good because the stranger is looking at her again and asking for details. Without missing a beat she introduces herself as, Kratha, but doesn't know what else to say, and fills the void with her own awkwardness. Your girl here found me - said I could come home with her. You got room for strays?