-squishes her-
She had known that Dawali would come, as he was the only leader here, and he'd arrived quickly to answer her call. He was always on time, as far as she had seen, and that was a very good thing. "You bet" She said to Romeo as the rust-colored male appeared from the surrounding bushes. "I've found the same thing. We have a city, ya know, to the South...it would take some lookin', but I bet we could find some neat stuff there too" She really liked going to the city, taking a trip there at least once a week to look for new books and fabrics.
"He knows painting and other arts, and can read. He's also interested in crafting things, maybe once he gets more situated. We could always use more help around the village, don't you think?" She asked Dawali, still running her fingers through Bayard's dark mane.