Kelello kept her head down, her body low, and fluffy orange tail tucked between her legs. While Marsh himself had never been particularly unkind to her, she feared hyenas in general and was taught to display submission to anyone and everyone, even the young pups.
"N-n-no one around the border, all is well," she said in one breath, dipping her head lower. She saw Marsh's eyes scan her frame, and she felt very small and vulnerable. It was embarrassing, what she had become.
Feeling a rush of weakness, Kelello's legs began to buckle. She felt dizzy, parched. The heat beat down on her. "I - is there," Kelello wheezed, "water."