Stavanger Bay I tried to warn you, but you just repelled

She had been watching the stranger's hesitant inspection of the water, noting her looks of disgust and disdain at whatever she found there. Simmik had thought the sea exciting and different; it offered her a place to cool off as well as something different from her usual exploring. She wondered what the other woman found so repugnant about it? A question she would be sure to ask if she got the chance.

But it seemed she was finally spotted, and had unintentionally started the stranger. Of course, she understood. Simmik was a stranger and it seemed she only just suddenly become aware of her presence. Her hackles raised as their gazes met but Simmik didn't respond with any hostility. She merely watched the stranger, her expression calm and inviting. She wanted to portray to the other woman that she meant no harm without getting any closer and possibly starting a fight. She stood and shook the water from her coat, the water level now coming up to only about mid leg. Her tail swayed neutrally against her hocks as she waited to see where this would go.