Qeya River Await the love that I call trouble

she had been so earnest when she'd promised her mother she'd follow the rules and not go off by herself. but the severity of her dawn's words had faded, and without having ever been faced with real consequences in her life so far, fear or worry is no deterrent. 

and so, when she manages to slip away and successfully follow the healer to here, she's filled with pride. her tail is wagging as she trots toward the pair, catching the way the healer leans forward to plant a kiss on the stranger's cheek. "hi ditey!" she calls, grin on her muzzle. "who's you? why you kissin him ditey? watcha doing?" questions pile swiftly atop one another, though as she comes to a stop at the healer's side, she remembers to introduce herself with a beaming smile. "I'm Juniper!"