Sea Lion Shores Spoils of Sea

curiosity nags at kivaluk to divert his attention, to see how rodyn, aiolos and kukutux fared with their target but the herd he and shikoba herded back towards the ocean was chaos. barking — from wolves and seals alike! — and the pushing of their strangely shaped and furless bodies as they struggled between retreat and retaliation.

he ignores that intrusive thought to look away.

to lose focus for a moment might mean injury.

already, his muzzle stung from a headbutt from one of them. a snarl and a snap of teeth; the strange salty sea taste mixing with metallic tasting blood sends the briefly brave beast back into the greedy waves of the sea.