I dream a dream so pretty

The young girl had been trying to ignore her home life, the things going on between her parents. She had no control over it, and there was no sense wondering about it. Besides, it was too annoying to think about. It only made her angry when she thought about her mother, and sometimes when she thought of Xephyris, it made her angry, too. So, shoving those thoughts to the back of her mind, she prowled the beach, her paws gently moving through the obsidian sand. She would try to focus her mind on the things she wanted to do - she would become a fierce hunter, and she would learn to fight, even if she would never have the size advantage like her sister. She couldn't let that get her down or discourage her.

Coming to the edge of the cold waves that lapped at the beach, she looked out across the frigid waters, before her silver, green-specked eyes wandered north. From here, she could see strange creatures moving and flapping about on the beach, and she perked a brow curiously. What on earth could that be? They seemed to be playing amongst the jagged rocks at the edge of the territory. Well, she'd just have to go check it out. She hadn't been taught to hunt yet... but she would learn, no matter what. Maybe these creatures could be hunted. Keeping low, she moved along the sand, her eyes fixed on the funny, black-and-white, bird-like animals...