Snippet #2458674

She stared up at the tall man as he approached her. He was slow and looked cautious and she could feel the adrenaline begin to rush through her body as he got closer and closer.
"Greetings Traveler. My name is Con'Ken I am a guard of The Lady of the Forest. You ferret friend is running toward our kingdom. Do you need help?" He said. His voice was slightly gruff and deep.
Looking around she saw that the animals that had been with her had gone, leaving her alone with this man. He did not seem threatening in anyway but than again...
"Why are you so tall and Hairy? You know you look really scary from where I am sitting." She felt herself blurt out unconsciously before she covered her mouth with both her hands, eyes widening a tad.
Why, oh why couldn't she hold her tongue for once! Just once when a big scary man was standing right in front of h... "Wait, who is the Lady of the forest? And is she going to be a giant tree ent or something like in lord of the rings!?" More words came directly from her brain and out of her mouth within seconds, slightly muffled by her hands but still understandable.