After heading back here with Gilgamesh and some others to deal with the polar bear that tried to make the caverns its home, Rivin had decided to up and follow Scald when he took his turn to go do some additional checks on the territory. After the fight she had decided not to linger, mainly to make sure no one overdid it or had any injuries that they needed to tend to. Fuck, she’d be glad when she could start collecting herbs again. She just hoped that they would make it through winter. Rivin let out a soft sigh as she trailed after Scald. It should be fine, they dealt with what should have been the only real threat… so the beach should be safe.
Once more her paws hit the black sand, and, as Scald gave them to go ahead to scope it out, Rivin took her path by the water. She felt a mix of emotions as she saw the sand darkened by the waves, and found shells buried in the sands. The very first day she had been allowed out of the caverns down onto the beach had been with her family. Her whole family. Her mother had given her a shell… one that she had tossed into the ocean when the woman and her brother disappeared. She… hated her for it. Hated them both. To leave them. To pull away their father’s attention to look for her brother. She had started the divide in their family… though perhaps it was always destined to splinter.
Rivin’s ears flicked back as she stopped, lifting her gaze to the waves.
She had met Pyralis’ ghost here too… spoke with the pirate woman after her death and gazed out over the ocean just like this. Only this time the ocean was more gray, churning with winter waters. How long had it been since she allowed herself to face those emotions? Had she ever even allowed herself to properly grieve? Ever? Was it worth grieving? Rivin frowned, watching a fish splash in the water. The good and the bad were here… they were part of her. Part of this beach. Maybe… maybe she’d feel better when she stood here with Calico Jack again…
"Speech,"'Thought.'
Rivin has two companions - a bobcat and a wolverine. Unless otherwise mentioned IC, assume that they are close by.
