Bearclaw Valley Who you gonna call?

She was a healer, too, which pleased the bruin-heart; they certainly needed all the help they could get right now. Not that Merrick would listen. Clearly he wasn't resting now even though she had instructed him to rest as much as possible. She was almost certain his middle toes were broken, but what did she know. Regardless, she wouldn't scold him for it in front of a stranger.

This woman claimed that the spirits guided her here, and this made Arielle slightly wary. She decided the stranger was too close to the bear king and took a step forward, ensuring she would be the bearer of an attack if it turned out this woman was here under false pretenses. 

Stryx deferred to them and Merrick asked for more information on these spirits that had spoken to the shadow. Her gaze stared into the woman; the briun-heart would know if she lied.