Lake Rodney Heartbeat Rhythm

A sound swiveled his ears, but Amun's dreary mind was slow to catch up. His gaze rolled toward the noise, and then he startled, raising his head and lasering focus onto a stranger. This was a moment he had feared; his heart beat in his throat and he swallowed a dry lump as a black and dangerous-looking she-wolf approached him.

She sat. He tilted his head and chuffed back. Amun sat up and peered rather rudely at her, staring very openly. He hadn't seen a fellow of his species in weeks. A fish splashed about in the lake suddenly and broke him back to reality. He blinked. "Uh, sorry, I uh, didn't expect company is all," he admitted, a bashful quiver in his voice. "I'm Amun." He bowed his head subtly as he said it.