Greatwater Lake misdirection

so focused was she upon her hunger, her frustration, and the water, that zharille wasn't paying attention to the surroundings of her home.

the stranger emerged alongside her so suddenly! and speaking! the words she did not know, but the posture of the stranger was friendly. zharille was caught off guard.

she bristled and snapped her teeth, side-stepping in haste along the bank of the lake. her lake! what was this stranger doing here?

a low warning sprouted from her throat; but she didn't act on the desire to defend, as there wasn't time. she had blundered sideways in to the shallows and was thus shocked again by the feeling of being wet, spurring her to kicking her heel and scrambling again.