Shadewood The future tense of fear is either comedy or tragedy

The longer they stayed away from it, the more she yearned for the sea. The scent of salt in the air was only vaguely carried by the wind, nothing like back home; they were close but not close enough, and this upset her deeply. Upon a stump the child found herself, muzzle lifted up against those salty winds and eyes pinched shut, daydreaming of her home.