Crash Upon The Rocks

The stranger agreed with her words that there was nothing to be gained from the cove’s waters this day, and she glanced toward the sea, then inland, remembering the strangely infuriated she-bear that had attacked her the day she found the beached whale. That bear’s claw marks still decorated her shoulders, as well as other marks from the various predators that seemed to be taking offense at the existence of wolves in the past several seasons.

The man’s next words brought her eyes back to his face, and the slightest tilt of her head was followed by a brief glance northward, toward Winterfell. She supposed she could agree with wanting to escape for a while—that had, perhaps, been a part of her reasoning to explore the coastline for possible sources of water-living prey.

At his remark upon the chill in the water, her eyes returned to the ocean, then back to him, taking in his coat and considering briefly. “Perhaps… perhaps not.”

She was neutral in her response. If she hadn’t been of stronger mettle, she thought she might have tried to throw herself to the sea, and let it take her where it would. Either to a new land, or to the cold depths below, and black oblivion. But she had a pack to care for, a father who would be devastated even further to lose his daughter to the ocean directly after losing his mate, and with his son still missing as well, and his youngest brother… not to mention all his other missing siblings.

Her toes flexed, digging into the sand as the storm within raged, throat closing briefly until the man, Kai, introduced himself. She mastered herself and nodded easily, gaze returning to meet his silver eyes as she returned, “Aurielle Adravendi of Valhalla. This is Aelloshir.”

Her muzzle dipped toward the inky black mountain lion, whose pale ice-blue eyes swept the tusked male briefly before shifting to survey the surroundings, his own memory turning to the bear as well. Presently there was no danger that he could smell or hear, but a guardian must never get too complacent.

Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Hear" ---- Think