Sea Lion Shores crashing and breaking waves

she halted as another entered her line of sight with a confident, purposeful gait. auk watched suspiciously, though turned her lowered head slightly, wordless and allowing her body to speak -- i am not a threat. she was agitated and angry and wished for a physical pain to mirror her insides, yes... but not at the teeth of her kin. she worked to control her breath, to soften her eyes, but the effort was great. please, she thought. just move on and let me be.

but a growl sounded close behind her, and the fragile control auk had over herself broke. startled, for she had been so focused on the she-wolf before her, the wild siren spun around with hackles raised. a growl loosed from her throat in return, instinctive, moments before her fire-and-ice gaze landed upon another. she made no advance upon the male, but auk slipped into a defensive posture, beginning to move backwards toward the shore with the goal of keeping both strangers within her sights.