Ankyra Sound To the promised land

I think this thread works better if it's set before her actual returning thread but hey, what are timelines? XD

She barely blinked as the cold, salty winds of the coast blew in her pretty face - ocher eyes duller than they had ever been. She wanted to go home, to a place she felt safe, yet she didn't have one anymore. She feared their place near the farther mountains was no more, and she had no idea where Arturo and Lotte might have gone to with their kin. She had let her whole family down by staying away for so long, so the thought of them abandoning her wasn't an impossible one.

But deep within the saltiness of the sea was another scent, intermingled with the harshness of winter. She recognized only part of it - this place she had visited many a time, and she knew of what packs had claimed the beaches of their own. Yes, it was familiar, and that was all she needed right now. Her eyes sought the whitened beaches, spotting a white creature upon it. He did not look older than her, a yearling at most, but a gentle smile was found appropriate for a greeting.