Bearclaw Valley To the ends of the Earth

she knew it had been a mistake to leave her post at all, but curiosity regarding the inner territories had gotten the best of her.  it displeased her to see that she had been beaten there, not only for the one she was trying to impress but by two strangers as well.

her tail raised, curling above her back in a doglike fashion, ears pressed forwards as she strode towards them.  without hesitation she closed the distance between herself and the strangers, circling them once, predatory, drinking in their scents before inserting herself to the side yet still between her white knight and the pair.  after all of the fights there had been lately, she was on protect-mode.