Second Chances

Early morning found the beach cloaked in a foggy drizzle and black waters crashing the beach line. The air was thick with moisture and a cold that seeped right into your bones. It would be hard to shake off the cold in this weather if it kept up with the misty rain, if not raining harder later. It was slightly depressing to start the day in such weather. Not a very warm welcoming when you were set out to look for your family. But at least the white wolf wasn't alone. She turned her icy blue gaze to her brother Laoch. He knew this land better than her. All she had was vague memories from when she was very young pup. Other than that the life she had known was the land her father had grown up on. The land her parents brought her and her brothers to to grow up.
The thought of her parents dampened her mood, ears drooping down slightly. Cael had died first and the worst part was watching her mother suffer. Imena just couldn't go on without her mate. It came to the point Shikoba had asked Imena if she wished to join Cael. And with Imena pleading her daughter, Shikoba eased her mothers old, heartbroken body into the afterlife in an eternal sleep. She had never told Laoch what she had done. It was a burden she choose to keep to herself. There was no need to bring more grief and regret to her brother. Shikoba might not be strong like her brother, but there were other ways she could protect him.
With a soft sigh she shook her white fur out once again. She did not care for this kind of weather, but what was there to do? She padded along the shore, eyes keen for shelter if they chose to rest up and try and stay dry to the weather cleared. "Laoch...should we find shelter?" She called to him softly. Laoch was the only wolf now she talked to like a normal wolf. If someone else tried to talk to her, they'd be lucky if they got two words out of her. Laoch was special to her. He was her shield from the world, her supporter, and her confident. She could tell him anything without fear of judgment. She paused to wait for her brother's reply.