The Tangle X

Her eyes dropped to the large paw he picked up- as though he was tempted to come forward, but he didn’t give in to temptation. Was he wary of her? He looked friendly enough. He didn’t seem to be offended, either, by the fact that she’d begun to approach him. If anything, she thought she saw a flicker of amusement in his eyes as she drew closer. 

She would not come within lunging distance, of course- and halted once she was about twenty metres away. She stiffened for a moment, before she slid down into an easy play-bow.