Greatwater Lake we are the reckless

Heph kept pace beside Atka, reveling in to the company. While she had been skeptical, and a part of her, reluctant to hope, still was they had settled into a companionable rhythm of travel and they had stayed together. She let her gaze take in the surrounding area, stunned by the vastness of the lake, and noting the distance from the mountains and the forest. The wide open land meant that she could see and smell and hear for vast distances, danger if it was coming. It made her feel like the world was open and bright beneath the sun, Atka a particularly bright point as she made her way along the edges of the water.

But Heph felt the warmth of the sun on her coat and knew that the waters would feel cool. Letting out a loud whooping laugh she raced past her throwing her entire body into the water. The water buoyed her and though her entire body was soaked she came to the surface easily and was able to paddle to surer footing. Shaking her fur out sending droplets flying she  let her mouth hang open, tongue lolling out as she called over the shore "Care to get wet gorgeous?" Her words her accompanied by a laugh, bright and comfortable with Atka. Heph had swum a few times before but never in something so large and expansive.