The female had decided to take her children out of the territory again for the first time since Ethereal Eclipse, when they had lost Nathaniel. She still felt gut-wrenching grief for her son, and guilt; Bangle still hadn't returned, and her hopes that he would were diminishing every day. For now, all she could do was wait, and take care of her pups and her pack.
She had to get away, however - from reassuring members to taking care of the animals to tending the garden to trading and reestablishing pack relations, Skye was exhausted, and wanted to take a short trip to the beach with her children. The pups played in the sand, kicking it at each other and running in and out of the shallow surf that floated in and out of the shore. She was keeping a keen eye on them, like a hawk - she wasn't too far away, either, sitting right on the sand with them.
The beach always held a peaceful aura for her, made her feel much better. The salty, briny scent and the gentle sound of the waves lapping against the shore always comforted her and made her feel a bit better; calmed her down. She loved the ocean and she loved the sea.
It was a bit like her, in a way; didn't like to be restrained. Was calm most of the time, but could erupt suddenly, roaring and crashing its water against the sandy shore, letting out its wrath to whomever was nearby. Today was not that day, however, she reflected as she saw her pups playing in the gentle water.
She wondered idly what it would be like to be out on that water - to sail on the ocean blue to new and exciting places, like humans had in the books that she'd read. She wondered if it was possible anymore. She didn't think for very long, however, because her mind continued to go to the thought of her missing son. She sighed, and the albatross above her cried out as well; she loved the sea, the sea was beautiful. But the sea could be terrible, too, and the sea could be sad.
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