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Thankfully, Kiara's pushing seemed to have helped the tawny coywolf, and all it took was a slight adjustment on Vesper's part. Now that Vesper was going faster the pair made noticeable progress towards the island. Even as they approached the island, the storm hung over their heads threatening to begin its onslaught any minute. Kiara just hoped the storm would hold off long enough for the two girls to reach safety.
With a newfound energy, Vesper pulled away from Kiara and managed to make the final stretch towards the island by herself. The arctic wolf let out an encouraging bark only to swallow a mouthful of seawater. Kiara spurted a little as she fought to keep her head above water. The salty water burned Kiara's throat and she made a mental note never to drink from the sea again. Although Vesper was swimming on her own again, the arctic wolf still swam closely behind her to make sure that she got to shore safely. Even the snow wolf was beginning to feel the strain that all this swimming put on her body. Kiara had been around water all her life, but her fight with the waves and the rip tide was wearing the she wolf's body out.
Finally they reached the shore and Kiara hoisted her tired form out of the water and onto the rocks. Once on solid ground Kiara vigorously shook herself to rid her snowy coat of water. When she was content that she had removed as much water as she could, Kiara looked around for her companion. The young wolf was startled to see Vesper's shaking form and ran over to make sure she was alright. As the coywolf spoke, Kiara's sensitive nose went to work to make sure the coywolf had no new injuries. I say we rest a day before we go back. You look like you could use the rest. Although, your hermit idea seems very appealing. Kiara laughed a little and asked in joking mannerSo, oh wise hermit, what shall we do now? A long bolt of lightning danced across the sky followed quickly by thunder. A drop of rain feel on the snow wolf nose causing her to sneeze. The storm was almost upon them.
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