Alpine Lake Alone, For now

A sudden call - very near - made the man start suddenly. He slipped on the ice and tumbled onto his right shoulder. Trying and failing to prevent himself from groaning, Ashlyn called back, "Oh, miss, you startled me! Ugh... ouch." He got to his feet, then shook out his cream pelt, hitching a grin onto his maw as he approached her. "But not to worry, not to worry, I'm alright!" He stopped a good distance from her, then offered a bow of his head. "I am Ashlyn, what may I call you?"