Lady was surprised how friendly the crocodile talked, given she had stolen from her. But perhaps one fish was really not such a big deal for such a big creature. She did however notice the mention of 'her boy'. Was there a second animal lurking around? Even a small one could eat her in one bite. A careful look around the area didn't reveal anything else, even the river seemed empty, its calm water surface only occasionally disturbed by a fish jumping up to catch some insect.

She liked how the crocodile called her dear and darling. Normally it would sound condescending, but somehow coming from a huge mouth full of teeth it reminded her of Miss Binklesthorpe. 

--[i]She didn't have any teeth though.[/i]--

Miss Binklesthorpe, who did not possess any teeth at the brink of her life, but was always kind and gentle. Maybe slightly racist, but always well-mannered.

Not really having another choice anyway, she carefully climbed the tree down, keeping one eye on the huge crocodile at all times. Nothing terrible has happened. With a bit more courage, she walked back towards the fireplace and jumped on one of the logs that were lying around in the grass. The crocodile was sitting a bit away, which was a wise choice, given the water running down its body. Lady noticed a strange thing - the creature actually smelled nice. The ones she remembered from Grada always smelled like rotten meat and stinking mud, but for some reason, there was a smell of lavender coming from this one.

[b]”Your boy is taking a swim?”[/b] Lady asked, peeking cautiously towards the riverbank. [b]”And no, I don’t live here. In fact, I have just arrived this morning. I lived in the capital, but needed a change of scenery.”[/b] Lady sighed and started licking her paw which somehow got sand all over it. [b]”Do you live here? The town looks very interesting, unlike any I’ve come across so far. Those were mostly boring farmer communities or tiny trading posts. There seems to be a lot going on here. And a dragon? Wow, we didn’t have those even in the capital.”[/b]

Realizing she had been blabbering for a longer time than she wanted to, Lady stopped herself. [b]”I have eaten your food and haven’t even told you my name, how rude of me. I am Lady Meowlune, but you can just call me Lady. And if you really don't mind,...”[/b] she jumped down from the log and walked back towards the half-eaten fish, [b]“I’ll take another bite or two. You don’t really come across a delicious meal like this one on the road.”[/b]

[@WolfredWolf]