Elsie: Species Unknown

This is Elsie. A character that is going to be in one of my upcoming stories on fanfiction.net. 
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The young woman knelt beside the terrified creature huddled on the ground near the bushes. "Don't be afraid," she said. "I'm not going to hurt you. It looks like you got hurt, though." The creature looked up. "Do you have a name?" the young woman asked while thinking 'what is this creature?'. The creature shook it's head. "Alright," the woman said softly. "I'll call you Elsie."....
It's supposed to be vertical...