Wheeling Gull Isle another roadblock in our way

But as much as Meerkat adored Atlas, he was hardly the only important wolf in her life. There was her whole family at Redhawk Caldera, namely her mother, as well as her extended family in Moonspear and Firefly Glen. Perhaps, above all others, there was her brother, @Bronco. As her eyes closed and her head sank beneath the waves, she saw his face in her mind's eye. He'd already suffered so much, she couldn't put him through this too...

She began kicking with all her might. Her head broke through the surface and she gasped in a breath of air which, quite frankly, made her chest burn. Salt stung her eyes, forcing them shut, so Meerkat didn't even realize she wasn't alone until she felt herself being dragged. Through slits, she saw flashes of white fur and desperately moved her legs, trying to help this stranger help her toward Wheeling Gull's shore.