Gilded Bay ebbed and flowed

the skeleton had an empty voice, but the smile did him some good. at the query, govinda gave a smile of his own, nodding slowly as he continued to stare at the waves. all my life, he replied softly. almost. the years inland seemed trivial, now; this was his true home. always had been, always would be. he would never leave the coast again.

govinda turned to face the brute, eyes glowing like twin sunrises. i am govinda, he introduced himself, lowering his muzzle. he shifted, relaxing a little bit more as the threat seemed to fade away. hopefully. you are? he asked politely. he had never seen this wolf before, nor anyone that looked like him. then again, it had been a long time since he had been this far south.

the world he once knew so well might as well be an alien planet, now.