Stavanger Bay when he was a boy he wanted to play down by the sea

@Sandpiper

He was on his back. Front paws curled above his chest and rear thighs spread open, the morning sun warmed his belly and b____. He stared vacantly at the sparse wispy clouds that were spread across the sky. His stomach rumbled but he had no appetite and no will to hunt or scavenge. Raptor simply lied there like a dead seal even as the tide crept in and started to lap at his ribs and soak his spine. His thoughts were numerous. But none were pleasant.