Rosemary was always slow to wake. A freight train couldn't bring her out of a peaceful slumber unless she was already on her way out of it. Royce only had one sure-fire way of waking her lazy sleepy ass up. A bucket of ice cold water. He'd only done it a few times but it was a few times too many for her liking. She would be grumpy the rest of the day. If she didn't wake up feeling satisfied with her dreams or at least in a comfortable state of bliss, her whole day was ruined. And her mood.
Waking up in a dark cage with a headache the size of an eighteen wheeler was enough to put anyone in a foul mood. She started moving her jaw, then her legs and finally, her eyes. They blinked several times before she understood vaguely where she was. And when she did figure that out? Boy, pissed didn't even begin to cover it! The next instant, she started fixing her teeth on the wiring of the cage and shouting out a plea to Royce simultaneously.
He was a lot closer than she thought and sounded distracted. Stay calm. Play dumb. Rosemary didn't like the plan and in fact, barked her loud disapproval of it. Again, his soft thoughts came to ease her. I'm right here. Just go along with it.
Screw that! Grouchily, she laid down in her cage and glared daggers at everyone and everything around her. Dogs. Filthy things. Stupid things. And she was being treated like one. Great. Like she needed another blow to her pride. That girl, dumb human got the drop on her. And only because she was distracted by that vampire filth! Under any other circumstance, Rosemary would have bit her hand and a few other limbs. But she was out like a light before she could even think about what other limbs she wanted to bite.
And now, here she was, glaring moodily up at the man unlocking her cage. She still felt off-balance and not totally herself. But maybe that was the muzzle wrapped firmly around her jaw and nose. It was possible. She tugged a little on the make-shift leash but went along. Royce had a plan so ... it would be good to go along with it.
The sun was bright when the human lead her outside. She had to blink again to adjust her vision. Once she could see clearly, she took the time to look around her. Rosemary had the curiosity of a cat, in spite of the fact that she was very bit a wolf. The place looked simple but efficient. All the happy dogs ... eh. Stupid animals. They didn't know any better.
The human tied her up to some post and that was when she noticed the other human. The girl. Instantly, she stood up and the hair on her neck raised. But, there was Royce there. Looking quite clean? And embarrassed suddenly. Yeah, okay. So I had a bath. You're next! Oh boy, was he ever embarrassed! That was so obvious.
Rosemary gave out a wolfy bark that sounded more entertained than threatening. She rolled on her back and laughed as best a wolf could: mouth open and head bobbing. But then, she shut her mouth because wait, she was next?? As in, the next to have a bath?! Uh, suddenly, it wasn't so funny anymore.