A Leash of Greyhounds — Elisabeth Waters

Lena, who has Animal Mindspeech and normally lives at the Temple of Thenoth, Lord of the Beasts, has been sent to stay with Lady Shantell, a friend of her late mother. While she is there, however, Lady Shantell's husband is killed in a hunting accident and she blames his hounds. Now Lena needs to save their lives and find a safe haven for a leash of greyhounds.

This story originally appeared in the Valdemar anthology UNDER THE VALE, Dec 2011.