Phoenix Maplewood not from others

Alya let out a huff of laughter. "Trust me - that much is very clear," she said, extracting herself from the waters and getting all four paws underneath her. She limped toward Desdemona, thinking about how exactly to do this. "Okay - I'll show you. For one thing, normal wolves don't greet each other by bowing. It's okay if you wanna bow to me - I am a princess, after all - but at Morningside? I don't think they work that way. You just walk up to them and say - " Alya adopted a perky, earnest expression and wagged her tail, "Hey! I'm Alya! Let's go kill something for our army of puppies!" 

The expression fell away at once. "Like that. Now, try introducing yourself again," she instructed.