Ocean's Breath Plateau from where to eternity

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Sick and den-bound as she was, Marina still found time for herself every now and then. She walked the shores at times, the borderlands at others, never away for very long. Each time she parted, she brought back toys for the children.

Marina was idly collecting a few trinkets for them when the sound of footsteps reached her. She glanced up, not yet seeing the source. Her hackles rose, but she fought to maintain her calm. Is someone there? She called out; somehow she kept her voice from wavering. A packmate, she hoped.