Fill a need

Though she had just returned to her family, Bowen continually found herself wandering through Auster. It was difficult to keep her paws in one place. She missed her family, but the tall, cold walls of the castle felt stifling, so she found herself wandering to different places. Well, not that this place was different. She had been here before with Jynn. At least it wasn't the castle though. The castle no longer felt like home.

It was the sea that called to Bowen. She found herself seeking out its salty solitude. When the gentle, whispering waves met her ears, the anxiety of her current situation calmed. She was able to breathe and think as long as she could hear the soft murmur of the water.

Bowen had sprawled in the soft sand, waiting for nightfall. She heard the man before she saw him, but watched silently as he dropped his belonging and offered himself up to the water. Not many wolves chose to dive into the brine, so the cream and caramel woman watched with interest. In time, he came back to short and shook out his russet pelt before laying down to dry. Her own coat was still damp from having taken a swim in the same waters. It was clear that he didn't see her as she'd scraped out a divot in the sand beside one of the only large rocks on the beach. It was almost comical. The place where he rested was just on the other side of the rock. Bowen chose to speak, not moving her chin from one outstretched foreleg, nor taking her emerald eyes from the rolling waves. "The sea is quite refreshing, is it not?"

"Bowen"