The more she traveled, the stranger this place got. After her odd encounter in the marsh, she'd continued in a curve along the coast. Something about the sea was alluring to her, as she'd grown up without it. She'd never been in water deeper than a shallow creek. It was fascinating to see something so expansive, something where the depth was unknown and the end never seemed to come. As Nati walked, she'd begun noticing a coastline rising from the horizon and knew she needed to get there, to see more. But first she needed to spend some time exploring here.

If she'd thought it was odd to cross plains and deserts in the same day, the lands she'd continued to encounter were miraculous. A deep ravine, a dangerous brier patch, and now, a black sand beach. Her first beach and the sand was black. That was not something she'd heard about in the legends. It glittered in the sunlight so brightly that she had to narrow her eyes, but her jaw still slackened slightly in awe. Nati had never even imagined something like this.

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Heather let herself go, she got out in the world and silently cursed herself. She didn't want to be away from home for long, but it was important to go exploring right. As long as she booked it home afterwards than she would be fine. She worried about leaving Fiori even though knowing fully well life would continue on without even if she wasn't there. She stopped suddenly, when she spotted someone new. It was a female from the scents she drew in, her ears flicking slightly. Of course Heather would hate to be rude, a soft smile forming on her face. Course she had no way of telling if this was an enemy either. The Princess would move forwards and stand a few feet away. Barking lightly to get the girls attention. Perhaps she could use some company, she didn't realize how much she really did want to meet others. Her anxiety was sinking back now, as her attention was concentrated on this wolf. "Talk" "You" Think

Her focus on the marvel before her was so intense, she barely heard the bark nearby. It took a few moments to process the sound, to turn her head in its direction and see the female watching her. Her eyes widened slightly as they turned from the glittering beach to take in the brown coloring on her face and ankles, white paws, and piercing blue eyes, bright interruptions in the female's gray coat. Why was she acting so nonchalant? Aside from the black sand before her, she was announcing herself to a stranger.

"Have you been here before? Do you know why this sand is black?" Natiel skipped straight past the introductions to the important stuff. Few things were more exciting to Nati than learning. To know about the black sand, to find out if it was normal - these things took priority the moment she laid eyes on the place. Meeting this stranger could wait until later, if she felt like it.

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