Gilded Bay of all the things we've missed

Samani did not need any further persuasion from her father. She had counted down the days in wait. Thoughts and dreams of the ocean had filled her head. She recalled the short visit they had made before. It seemed so long ago. The moon child wished to see it again, with fresh eyes. 

Springing after him, Samani found a spot beside her father and offered him a thin smile. It was not lacking in warmth. The young woman planned to remember their journey to the sea in hopes that she might go there with Rodyn. She had grown fond of him in their talks together. She believed he was a good man, a handsome man, and she wished to take him to where the great waters were. 

What will we see first? Samani asked of her father, nudging at his shoulder lovingly.