Sea Lion Shores Excuse me while I kiss the sky

Her new friend declined to roll with her, but that didn't dampen Chavi's spirits at all. She righted herself, but remained on her stomach as she regarded the wolf. Her heart held no fear of her, as Chavi hadn't interacted with wolves, good or bad. Even if she had, Chavi took each creature as themselves, not what someone else might have done to her.

Maya! That's a pretty name, she said, excited she had finally gotten her name. She brought herself into a sitting position and her bobbed up and down. Oh yeah! I've never been here before and this sand is so soft! Her front paws turned into the sand as she spoke, as if to show her point. You don't like it? she questioned, her head cocked and her ears perked as she looked up to the wolf.