Totoka River crooked river

The explanation made more sense than anything she had dreamed up in her head, and the more she thought about it the more she chided herself.  Hadn't she done the same two-step when she had left Bearclaw?

She closed some of the distance between them, her head low as she took in his scent.  Occasionally her gaze would flicker to his brooding gunmetal eyes, but remembering every interaction she'd had with Indra both left a sour taste in her mouth and caused her to avert her gaze quickly.

H-hep.  Can hep?  Her tail's drumming beat quickened, and her eyes were careful and almost pleading.