New Discoveries

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Sunlight streamed down from the heavens without interruption, warming the earth and everything it could reach. Summer had begun to settle in in earnest with the passing of the thunderstorms and now the natural heating that should have been taking place weeks ago was making up for lost time. But even as she panted, moving swiftly and easily through the foliage, Ashtoreth's opened mouth was still spread in a smile. Warm weather or not, it was a nice change of pace from the incessant rain, and knowing she could walk wherever she wished without the constant worry of clouds opening up and pouring water on her or turning an ankle in a particularly muddy part of the woods added a new energy to her step. Things were good, and she intended to enjoy it.

In celebration of the good weather, she had ventured outside of her home territory to explore more closely the lands that neighbored them. She bypassed those she was already familiar with, seeking something new, something worth taking note of and exploring more thoroughly. And not yet inclined to go venturing off into the dunes during the dead of summer, she instead stuck to the forests and was surprised when they spilled open upon a mid-sized lake.

Gold and purple eyes glinting in the sunlight, the small, lean grey wolf peered ahead eagerly, ears perked and listening to the noises that surrounded the lake. Somewhere amid the waters, a fish surfaced, scales flashed, and then it disappeared back into the safety of its home. And there, jutting out in the center of the lake stood a little island, sunny and warm without the trees of the forest to protect it from daylight. Ashtoreth smiled as she took it all in, liking the cool, calm air and general peace that wrapped around the lake. Undoubtedly it would be a good place to return to when in need of relaxation or simply a moment's peace. Deciding that she might have found what she had been searching for, the little grey wolf padded silently out of the tree cover and toward the lake shore, hoping to beat the heat by standing in the shallows.