The Sentinels on letting go

heavy paws carried him near as eyes of amber beheld gentle heart. cedar ears swept forward at her greeting as stroll turned to stall.

"this man greets you as well," he echoed her greeting with a swish of his tangled tail. sea-breeze brushed inwards, and with it came a variety of foreign scents.

she was of the sea — haliae, and yet her coat held stories of inland adventures. he sucked in a breath as heart gave a quiet thrum. "you are of the sea?" he asked with amiable curiosity.