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Nieve knew it wasn't smart going anywhere near the coast, but the earth had been quiet for several days now and she was desperate for a sign that things would improve. More than anything, she wanted to go home, where hopefully Scarab and Marisol and Rosalyn would be miraculously waiting for them. She couldn't resist the urge to sneak a peek, so she picked her way down from the plateau to the adjoining ridge and worked her way to the highest point.

From here, she could see that the sea was still unwell. It still lashed the coastline in unnatural ways and the very shore itself seemed shattered in places, and that was just one small part of it. Being down there was still incredibly dangerous from the looks of it. Nieve was disappointed to find that she couldn't see Ankyra Sound from this vantage and therefore remained ignorant to its state, but she supposed she wasn't surprised. Rusalka's home location was very secluded, after all.

With no good news to bring back to her family, Nieve was left with nothing to do, so she sat primly on the ridge with the intention of watching her beloved ocean for a time.

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