Wheel of time

She wadded through the water, tongue dipping into the brackish stream only to pull back hastily at the bitter salty taste. She sneezed out of aagitation and walked to the shore, blackened gold fur dripping onto the soft sand. She watched sanpipers and crabs skuttle away as she walked for the tall thin grass along the river bank just where the river met the sea. With a quiet huff she collapsed on the grass and closed her eyes, seemingly deep in thought.