Greatwater Lake lost civilizations

Before long, a myriad of bodies emerge to flank them both. There is a woman, a shy man, and a child - and it is the child that draws Zharille's attention the most sharply; her nostrils flaring, her tail raises the closer the girl gets until with one decisive step, Zharille moves and separates the cub from the others.

She burrows her nose in to the girl's scruff. There she finds Khaba's scent so strong, and the earth, and so much that is familiar, knowing at once this was her cub. A warm rumble rises from her chest and for the time being, the mother chose to ignore the horde.