[It's late, definitely. Must be late by now - and she hears just one car out on the road - and then stopping.
Figures that's got to be him. With a shift of her weight and a flick of her ears she gets herself into decisive place to listen for movement. Steps or a call outside - or, as a few minutes of nothing but night sounds pass, another car. Or the car from before moving, cannot be long now...
And listening outward as fixedly as she is, the sound of a voice - in the stable with her, right next to her stall - practically static-zaps her with a jump - ] -- Aah - !
[Sucks the cry back in with a high gasp and then chokes it back - she knows that voice, just the one she's been expecting - here's to hoping none of the Bells had any windows open to hear that!] ...Dr. Strider!
[Her voice is still just a little too loud there, as she realizes pulling it down to more of a whisper - a stage-whisper, but softer and less-voiced nonetheless - from a so-slightly-sheepishly laughing quaver.]
I'm...
[Quick upward toss of her head - puts on a little of a resolved smile. Going, they are!]
action, 'tis! (And assumption not refuted!)
Figures that's got to be him. With a shift of her weight and a flick of her ears she gets herself into decisive place to listen for movement. Steps or a call outside - or, as a few minutes of nothing but night sounds pass, another car. Or the car from before moving, cannot be long now...
And listening outward as fixedly as she is, the sound of a voice - in the stable with her, right next to her stall - practically static-zaps her with a jump - ] -- Aah - !
[Sucks the cry back in with a high gasp and then chokes it back - she knows that voice, just the one she's been expecting - here's to hoping none of the Bells had any windows open to hear that!] ...Dr. Strider!
[Her voice is still just a little too loud there, as she realizes pulling it down to more of a whisper - a stage-whisper, but softer and less-voiced nonetheless - from a so-slightly-sheepishly laughing quaver.]
I'm...
[Quick upward toss of her head - puts on a little of a resolved smile. Going, they are!]
- ready when you are!