"Sit," The girl said softly, and to her surprise, Shannon dropped onto the ground on her butt.
"Ah...what?" she protested.
The stranger smiled, "Easy now, just relax."
Immediately a strange relaxation traced over Shannon, though she tried to fight against it. She felt her fur soften as the other spoke. "Tell me your name."
"I....Moonclaw," Shannon started.
"Your human name." The other encouraged.
"Sh...Shannon," she growled out, sensing her human name come without her wanting to speak it. Fear gripped her. This girl was doing something, she had some kind of power over her. "What are you doing?"
"I am asking questions," she said. "I wont hurt you but the dragon wants to test you...learn about you."
Shannon nodded though fear still gripped her heart in its claws. "I..I dont like this."
The other seemed surprised but smiled, "I know. I'm sorry, I won't use that power on you further. Normally when I meet others I have to force them."
"Well its not nice," Shannon huffed. Trying to be as strong as she could. "I mean...you wouldn't like being forced to do stuff against your will would you?"
Again the other seemed surprised, but pleasantly so, "No I suppose not. Alright, tell me how you and your pack came to be please." This time Shannon felt no compulsion.