[ the first bark - buh! - makes her jump, the second - shhshhshh - makes her look out and around, and she's sure there's really nobody back where they are, but really. if someone did find them right now? she has no idea what she would say. non. "I found him" definitely wouldn't work, and it's not like she could've hidden a dog away all this time. ohboy. she's still petting and scratching, right around where a collar might sit. ]

You are going to get us in trouble back here. [ she probably shouldn't sound amused, or look amused, huh ] But you'd probably enjoy that, wouldn't you? So funny, so funny.