Sorry for the shortness, having trouble thinking of stuff to write.
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Noticing the puppies apprehension Neela didn’t advance any further into the clearing and rather sat down where she stood, her tail wagging slowly along the ground. While she was interested in what a pupyp was doing out here by itself she had no intention of pushing the matter and scaring the child, so instead she took the opportunity to examine the puppy.
Taking a sniff of the air Neela noticed that the puppy held no pack scent, which was slightly worrying considering that the puppy seemed to be on its own out here, though Neela could smell several stale scents around the clearing. Deciding to investigate the puppy a bit more, but not wanting to spook her, Neela stretched out and crouched down low, bring her down to the puppies level though she didn’t move from her spot at the edge of the clearing.
"My name's Neela, what's yours?"