Stavanger Bay Sand & Lead

The memories flooded her. The fights, the laughs, the pointless crying, everything was there stored in a very special corner of Julep's mind. She was always thinking about coming back to the Bay, maybe find her parents and Isengrim, perhaps even the sheepdog would be around as well and they would all be the kickass family they were supposed to be. It was a fantasy of course, and all of it was constantly in contrast with Julep's reality, which made it hard to believe that she would ever get any of it. There was still a voice in the back of her head that said this couldn't possibly be the real Sandpiper, and another one saying that dreams can come true.

Of course it was her. She was much larger and fierce now but it was still Sandpiper, the one she was supposed to have grown up with. It was only good news that she was back with Smokestep to reclaim the bay, but it hit harder than it should to know that neither her parents nor her brother were there when she wasn't even expecting them to be. Julep held her breath for a moment as she struggled not to lose her composure, and then with sorrowful eyes she looked at her cousin to say Don't worry about it. We're here now. That's enough proof that a Cairn will always find their way back home... but before she allowed herself to get too cheesy she asked, o where's your brother? I'd like to see him too

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