Ankyra Sound Time given

can't resist <3

Ashlar had never seen the ocean before. He avoided the pack that lay near theirs out of timid caution, skirting the borders and instead approaching the shore from the southern cove. Now he stepped on the sand and looked across the open water with wide-eyed delight.

It was so big! And so blue.

He'd come for herbs, but even the memory of Avicus' darker words couldn't ruin the beauty of this. Ashlar bounded towards the water with a cheerful bark, ignoring the scattered driftwood.

As he splashed into the shallow water, a bit of the spray hit his face and he pulled up in surprise at the salty taste. Then the water pulled the sand from beneath his paws and he laughed, wriggling them deeper in. This was such an amazing place!! Maybe it deserved a song of its own. There was music in the water, maybe, if he listened for a while.