Sea Lion Shores 'Cause they know who is righteous, what is bold, so I'm told

@Tuvaq <3

They had followed the river north just as Tuvaq had suggested. After a few days, Acheron had started to wonder if their plan was correct, but he had kept the worry to himself, deciding it was reasonable to give it a few more days. He could have stopped at Kaistleoki on the way and asked someone there, but he wasn't quite ready to visit; he needed more time for the guilt to fade. 

The river had led them from the valley and into a heavy forest. The peak of a mountain could be seen high above the tops of the trees, and every time Acheron had glanced to it, doubt had settled in his chest like a stone. He was worried by that point. He should have shrugged it off and just taken things as they came since this was supposed to be an adventure, but that wasn't how his brain worked. They had set a goal, then made a plan to reach that goal, and so he felt like he needed to get them to their destination. 

A few days ago, the forest had started to thin, and the ground had started to change. Soft, pale dirt unlike any he had ever seen began to appear, randomly at first before completely taking over. The air had smelled different, and a soft, rhythmic, wooshing sound could be heard in the distance. The forest eventually opened up into a strange, sandy grassland. They continued to follow the river until finally it lead them to the largest body of water he had ever seen. The water periodically lifted up from itself and moved forward towards them, decreasing in size before dissipating completely on the shore where they wandered. 

They had spent the night in a cave on the beach the night before, once again wrapped up together as the ocean night grew chilly. And today, their adventure had continued west. He bounded down the beach, his white fur dirtied some by the sand and sea air. A sound drew him forward, but he slowed and then stopped when he found the source. His paws sunk in a little into the soft muddy shoreline and water filled the holes made there every time a wave came in. The animals were huge and like nothing he had ever seen before. He looked over to where he assumed Tuvaq had stopped. Have you ever seen an animal like that before? he asked. Were they dangerous? Could they hunt them?