Stavanger Bay i'm broken, do you hear me?

a voice pulled her from her cleansing and back into reality. aria's head turned, a few salted droplets falling from her chin and cheeks as she looked to see another pale wolf. he'd called out a friendly greeting, and seemed such, and he'd certainly grabbed her attention. she turned more fully to see him, taking a few steps closer to shore, and eyed the man.

"hello," she returned, her nose twitching. she didn't recognize him, so she only assumed it was a friendly stranger, but she was still alert to any of his approaches. her last encounter with a stranger had been pleasant enough, but she never forgot ferahgo and his maiden. "how are you?" she decided to ask, pulling herself to engage in a conversation that wasn't purely about herself or her losses-- this seemed like a good start.