bad girlfriend - open / joining

[rochelle]

[align=center][div style="borderwidth=0px; text-align: justify; width: 550px; padding-bottom: 17px; overflow: stretch; border-bottom: 2px dashed;"]The built form of the umber furred wolf appeared through the thick undergrowth of the forest. She watched the joiner with cautious eyes, amber irises trying to absorb as much as she could. Then, she swallowed, feeling this ... pounding of her heart in her chest. Oh, how Deldrach reminded her of her mother. It sent a chill down her spine. She didn't know how to define it, was it pride, an air of poise? Or was it the inability to pin them down that was ever so reminiscent of Rochelle's mother. To be so truly dynamic was the trait of a strong woman, though this one hit just too close for home.

What was she thinking? She needed to get herself together. The wolf stepped forward, dipping her head in greeting to the lioness. "Welcome, Deldrach. I'm Rochelle, it's a pleasure to meet you." She greeted carefully, calm and serene but storming inside. After a few moments of idly watching, humored by Vandal, then Vanessa, even more humored by Deldrach's response to Felix, she looked back in the direction she came. "Camp is back this way ..." She gestured with her tail behind her, stepping aside to show the path.