Broken Antler Fen Dance

Lele had not expected to meet anyone at this hour of the night, therefore Eljay's appearance startled her, she jumped and choked on water. It took a while for her to cough it all out - then she turned to eye the male in a somewhat distrusting manner. He had a pleasant and good-natured aura about him and, while fear still lingered somewhere in her gaze, she softened it by a friendly wag of her tail. "Best water in the vicinity," she replied him with something just as silly as he had began the conversation with. 

"You are Eljay, right?" she asked. They had not formally met, but she deduced that the pungent smell of a lot of puppies that was draped all over him like a cloak was a tell-tale sign enough. He was - after all - the only official father around. "Name's Lele - I am a recent recruit," she introduced herself.