Hold On And Hope

Shae looked up to the older boy with a gleam in her eye as he joined her at the bow. She grinned as he placed his paw with hers, Balthier was very special to her, very nearly like a brother. He had always been there as a guide and friend, Shae couldn’t imagine her young life without him. The young girl leaned against him, both of them would peer down into the crystal clear waters. They were so far from shore now there didn’t even look like there was anything beneath them for a very long time. She could have easily felt scared, but she knew Balthier was here beside her, and he wouldn’t let anything bad happen to her.

She looked back up as he lifted himself from her side, her own blue and lavender gaze shifted to the darkening sky above them. Her eyes widened as the wind hit them and she realized how much trouble they were really in. How powerful the elements around them were, and just how fragile her own life was. The girl gripped to the raft as best she could, freezing there as Balthier struggled to keep their course until he was finally overpowered.

He called to her as the front of the raft dipped into the ocean water and she was suddenly soaked before the rain even hit them. It was a miracle that she hadn’t lost her grip and gotten tossed into the sea. She scrambled to her paws, only barely holding on as she pressed herself against the mast and was suddenly surrounded by her cousin’s presence. She squeezed her eyes shut and prayed that she would be returned to her parents. She didn’t want to drown.