The sun was sinking below the horizon when a loud splash woke Esme from her lakeside nap. As she blinked sleep from her eyes, it occurred to her that the volume and force of the splash indicated not a duck or a beaver, and not the leap of a fish. The sound must have been made by a far larger animal.
Esme jumped to her feet and loped along the shore, ears upright. Soon, she drew up to the sight of a wolf, his agouti fur drenched and dripping as he waded through the water and up upon the shore.
“Are you all right?” Esme questioned, ears flicking backward and then quickly forward, her tail waving steadily. Looking him over, he seemed unscathed: he was moving, and breathing just fine.
Perhaps she was overly concerned about the stranger - but water was something that frightened her.
Esme jumped to her feet and loped along the shore, ears upright. Soon, she drew up to the sight of a wolf, his agouti fur drenched and dripping as he waded through the water and up upon the shore.
“Are you all right?” Esme questioned, ears flicking backward and then quickly forward, her tail waving steadily. Looking him over, he seemed unscathed: he was moving, and breathing just fine.
Perhaps she was overly concerned about the stranger - but water was something that frightened her.
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i played soldier, you played king - by Andrealphus - July 17, 2023, 10:12 PM
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