Haunted Wood don't fall asleep at the helm

What seemed to be more concerning to Zsuzsa than the eight or nine was the pups. Despite the fact she wasn’t all so keen with handling puppies and adolescence through their growth spurts and temperaments (due to the fact she didn’t necessarily have a healthy upbringing of her own), deep down in her heart was a primal fondness to protect the future of their species whether they were direct kin or not. He may have been a stranger, but it was the least Zsuzsa could do in her position as a lone wolf to offer some sort of assistance as an outsider to his pack. She was no stranger to being a no strings attached mercenary of sorts. ”Do you have a temporary gathering place for the time being if in the event I come across anyone, so I can direct them to you and your pack?” It further solidified Zsuzsa’s due diligence to offer a helping paw to him in a time of natural disaster that was not easy for any pack. Funny enough they had not known each other’s names yet, but Zsuzsa felt a sudden obligation to keep her eyes and ears open specifically for his pack.
 
As the Mackenzie listened to the description of the beach and ocean, Zsuzsa’s imagination ran wild with possibilities of what it looked like. The sand around an ocean, different than dirt. The only sand she experienced was in remotely dried areas that were nearly dunes of sand. All of that dried sand, around an endless body of water that was violent like a river? She couldn’t imagine how that could be even the least bit appealing to call home. It was a difficult concept to accurately imagine. By the way his facial features lightened and beamed at the mention of such an oasis environment, Zsuzsa could tell it was a fond place.
 
She thought on this for a moment and nodded her head in understanding of his explanation (but not in understanding of what it was, it was one of those things where she would have to see it to believe it) ”I will have to see this beach and ocean to experience myself when it is safe to do so. Seems like it is near to your heart, even if it is all water.” It was officially a place on Zsuzsa’s wanderlust list to visit once things settled down for both him and her with their situations.