Who gets the water

Keahi lounges in a deep pool at the hot springs, her polar bear armor resting on a rock not far from her. The water smells awful but the humidness of the air and water reminds the tropical wolf of her island. The red woman lays submerged underneath the water, eyes closed as she counts off the seconds. It is a training exercise that helps increase her lung capacity. It is important to be able to hold her breath underwater in case she shipwrecks. With a pang of sadness, Keahi corrects her statement, it was important. At a minute and thirty seconds, she kicks her red legs out and breaks the surface, pulling in a lungful of air. Not bad, but not as good as she used to be able to do. Eyes open and she shakes her head to rid her ears of water.

The sounds of a ruckus pulls the tropical woman’s attention away from her enjoyment of the springs and she finds Kotori, fighting a huge grizzly. Inwardly, Keahi groans as she effortlessly pulls herself from the pool, water falling in thick curtains from her fur and the tropical wolf charges straight for the fight. She leaves a trail of droplets and the weight of her wet fur feels weird but she wishes to help Ko. Red form blurs past the earthen male, spraying water as she goes, and she leaps at the grizzly’s face in a furry. Damn thing ruined her peaceful time! Opening wounds on its cheek and muzzle, Keahi’s paws hit the ground and back pedal as she lashes out the paws that try to smack at her.


"Keahi Mogotsi"