Stavanger Bay O'Death

"Shh, Shh" Engel quieted Awinita, slowly nodding to her. he had tears in his eyes. He had seen this plenty enough where this would lead. The road she was going down. He nosed at her face, nuzzling against her. "You d...you did good...you did good..."

She needed rest. He could see this, she needed rest. A rest he knew she would not return from, and it upset Engel so. "Awinita, my dear, you've had a long life. My dear, you've had a good heart. The warmest I've seen, the kindest of all. You were my dear, and you've lived long. But now you need rest, my dear...so rest now...rest now." He could hear his voice breaking every now and then. "You need rest now, dear."