Wapun Meadow testing the compass

His approach was not protested against or turned away and a sudden wave of restfulness enveloped him in a comforting veil as he gently preened through the thickness of her winter coat. And in a similar fashion as she had done with him, Sanguinus openly invited her to inspect him all while his tail began to sway at hocks in a steady, rhythmic beat with ears swiveling atop his crown as he satisfied his curiosity.

"You are not from around here" he announced in raspy breath as he withdrew a step backwards, eyes intently locked on the delicate features of her face while he studied the air about her. For a fleeting moment from the caged depths of his chest, the wayward guardian's heart fluttered in faultless admiration - for up close she was even more breathtaking and he felt incomparable in her presence.