Diamond in the Rough
As she walked, her mind was idle, which was never a good thing. It meant thinking of her brother. Where was he? Would she ever see him again? She imagined him somewhere, with the wife and family he always dreamed of having. All to himself. His little sister was never in the picture, apparently. The small female gave a huff and kicked at some sand, but she perked her ears suddenly as she saw it trickle downward into what she had thought was an empty valley between sand dunes. Instead she saw trees at the bottom, scattered around a small pool that glittered in the sun.
"Thank goodness," she whispered to herself as she quickly trotted down toward the water, looking all about for strangers, just in case. But the coast was clear, so she let herself approach the edge, the cool ground near the water bringing relief to her tired feet as she dipped her head down to drink. It had been a long year without him. But she was surviving. It was time she moved on and found a life of her own.
Huffing the female slowed her pace trying to keep her energy conserved while she searched for any form of shelter from the heat. She should have stayed clear of the west, but her curiosity had drawn her here. Without checking things out how in the world would she have known that she was not suited for this environment. With a slight whine she pushed on, the hot sun beating down her back and her panting becoming faster as she tried to keep herself cool. This was not working out at all! Although if she could just find some shaded shelter she could wait until nightfall when it would be much cooler. Quickening her pace she felt as though she could smell water, hopefully her head wasn't playing tricks on her. It took her a few more moments before she crested the dune and down below was the spot she was looking for. Wagging her tail she made her descend, hurrying to get to the water to cool herself off. Her eyes caught sight of a pale coated wolf already soaking it's paws in the water.
She moved under one of the palm trees calming her pants so that she could speak. She wanted to make sure it wouldn't be a bother to the stranger if she took a dip to cool off.
"May I share the water? I really need to cool off," she asked before panting again and waited for an answer.
"Absolutely," she replied, stepping further into the water herself to cool off her back paws. "You're free to do as you please. Go ahead and cool off, that dark coat probably isn't treating you well today." Honestly, Solveiga was a bit surprised at herself. That was a very lengthy greeting by her standards. She was getting a lot better at this conversation thing.
"No, your right this dark coat is not treating me real kindly in this territory," she replied before looking to the light colored female. "I'm Acapella Adravendi and thank you again for sharing the water."
Curious as to where she had come from, where she was going, and even if she was a member of someone's pack. Acapella refrained from asking to many questions for now, still unsure if the female was even up for having some company, or if she wanted to enjoy the water in silence. Either way Acapella was more then happy to do whatever the female pleased. It was the least she could do for being friendly enough to share the cool waters.