Raven's Watch sleeping with the birds

determined to be of service in some way, teya tested her hobbling new steps along the border. soon she would retire to the shelter stjornuati had chosen for her, but in the present, the bracing cold seemed to devour her bones. breath rising in a shaky plume; one paw before the other, concentrating.
up and about; the trail of unfamiliar scent dragging her apricot hackles upright. in the distance, a smudge of cream and graphite against the frost-licked foliage. tail lashing once at her hips, teya considered she was in no state to approach the stranger, but issued a series of sharp barks all the same, shoulders spiked and widewater eyes flashing blue in alarm and annoyance.