Stavanger Bay from whence i see no reason why

He brought her ashore, releasing her scruff to pant from the exertion and panic. Raptor was a wolf of the sea and a proficient swimmer accustomed to the thrash and roll of the waves, but buoying the weight of another wolf to the sand still required more energy than he had to spare. He dropped to his rear beside her and bent his head to sniff with concern at his companion... only to then realize this was not Sandpiper at all and not even someone he knew.

Raptor scrabbled to his paws and sprung backwards, soaking wet and dripping as he had not even mustered the will to shake his coat. His eyes flashed with offense and then darkened along with the rest of his expression as self-deprecating thoughts seized his mind. Then all the spark of life left him, breathed out in long sigh as he dropped unceremoniously to his haunches again. His head hung below his shoulders as he stared vacantly at this unfamiliar female.