Big Salmon Lake Is your tongue tied up?

She shook off the rhyming, ears flopping and her mane now extra fuzzy. She nodded at his question - she was feeling awfully fine. Perhaps even a little too excited to finally meet someone again after such a long time.

Do I count as a stranger? She asked with a sad frown, ears drooping down. I told you my name, Gannet. Her underlip quivered. Now she wasn't feeling so fine anymore. And I really need a permanent home... She added softly. Though she was tough, there was no way she could stay alive all by herself in the melting Teekon.