Horizon Ridge If I fall for you, I'll never recover

Set on Christmas Day. Kisu wanted and others welcome.~ :D

A frigid wind sank its teeth into her pale face as Pied padded up to the ledge. Her eyes began to stream, yet she resisted the urge to turn her back. She gazed at the open ocean below, sucking in a breath so deep that the cold air tingled in her lungs. What a view, she thought, then smiled as she added, Welcome home. Her heart leapt and did a dance on top of her ribcage, so happy to be by the seaside again.

Finally, she couldn't stand the icy wind any longer and she turned and began to pad down the sloping ridge to the beach below. She passed the tide pool, which would have frozen over if not for its salty waters, and strode onto the open dunes. The wind still blew here, though much more softly. It tousled the mottled fur at her nape as the Omicron walked toward the water, her weight sinking only slightly in the soft, cold sands.

When she reached the waterline, she turned to look over her shoulder at the ridge and found herself smiling again. A howl began rising into her throat and she threw back her head and announced her joyous arrival to her pack mates. She pricked her ears, hoping one of her new pack mates would answer. The only voice she didn't welcome was Jinx's, though Pied very much doubted the black-footed she-wolf would respond.

Turning around, she faced the water again and flopped onto her haunches. She hoped Kisu had heard her call and might join her on the beach. The two of them had holed up in a temporary den last night and Pied's first order of business as a member of Horizon Ridge was to find a more suitable and permanent dwelling, hopefully one that could house a family when the time came...