Reed waited a moment and watched the figure to see if it had heard her through the winds as they howled. It appeared that they did for the figure shifted its direction and immediately headed her way. Reed scooched over to the side of the rock wall in anticipation of the others approach to try and make room for the stranger. However, despite her best efforts, he crashed into her regardless, pushing her up against the frozen rocky terrain. Reed grunted, but got back to her feet without complaint. It was a mistake, she was sure. She gave him a moment to shake off his coat and catch his breath before she responded to his questions as if he hadn't just gone barreling into her. "Yeah! I'm so glad ya heard me. I tell you, this storm came blowin' in out of nowhere! I coulda sworn them winds were blowin' north just a few hours ago."
Reed wanted to shake herself again. Taking shelter from the winds had allowed her body temperature to rise enough to melt the snow and ice that caked in her matted fur and dreads. She wanted to, but knew that it would be impolite to do so with a stranger so close to her. She resisted... mostly. Her nub of a tail wiggled her rump to shake the dreads free despite her best efforts. "Yeah, I was out tryin' to scout the land an' the storm just came in from nowhere! I'm not from the north, ya see. I'm a sailor, in case the eye patch didn't tip ya off." Reed winked at the stranger with her uncovered eye and tossed her head to resettle her dreads over the patched one. "I've got a new job, though. Duty called, so here I am, tryin' to do it to the best of my abilities. This storm is definitely gonna take the wind outta my sails, though. It'll be real hard to chart it all with fresh powder..." Reed frowned at the thought, forgetting about the more immediate threat of a blizzard.
"An, I hate to break it to ya since you just got here and all, but I don't think this is gonna keep us safe through the worst of it. We need some hatches to batten down!"