Dragoncrest Cliffs find out what I'm 'bout from the insidе out

a year old, and her life had so far been kept by choice to the rocky shorelines. 
everyone was leaving. in an eyeblink, chani lost many of her peers, siblings, and even aunts she was growing to love.
despite all that, sapphique was swelling and growing. maman was going to welcome new puppies, a fact that might have pleased chani more if she was not dealing with the upheaval of loss.
sapphique was strong. she simply wasn't sure where her place in it was.
moodily, the girl stared off into the surf.