Stavanger Bay Heave a pawl, O heave away!

Norsamu sat at the beach, her body laid right beside the waves, as just barely missed her massive form. She was pleasantly enjoying the sea breeze as the sky darkened to an orange, and her own sunset eyes gazed back toward it. She recently has been finding herself enjoying the bay far too much, to the point where the wolf often finds herself coming back here. She soley blamed that on @Zigzag.

The thoughts of the Ironsea Pack, and rum plagued her thoughts so far. She finally achieved the brew of rum, as shown by the empty leaf beside her, but this was enjoyed alone. Though the thoughts on a Pack... Let her think back to the Rosen Rogues. What a friendly bunch who raised her to be such a dignified wolf, and Norsamu had to admit, she missed it. She loved the adventure of explorin' the rumors just as they did, but she misses the shanties and the laughter over a successful hunt. The meetin' of loners and pack wolves was pleasant, but not enough sometimes.

Perhaps that's why she has been sticking to the bay, in the hope to meet what could've been; Ironsea...

"Fuck this!" She humphed loudly while rolling alongst the sand, making a mess of her her. These thoughts were unlike her! Once she thinks something, then she does it! And so, she decided to make a find home at this bay until something else happens! 

[size=11.6667px%%]if there was one thing she could say that made all the cold, hungry nights worth it it was the discovery of the sea. the young girl had been quick to follow the strange smell of what she'd nicknamed as 'freedom' to the edge of the world. and oh boy had it been marvelous! the world literally ended, fell away into the scariest yet most breathtakingly amazing waters she'd ever come across and they stretched far far away until meeting the sky. she'd found out the hard way that it was definitely not drinking water and had been quite relieved that no one had been around to laugh at her dramatic reaction to the shock of the digusting taste of salt her thirsty dive at the water had resulted in. but apart from that she was almost saddened to have had no one to share her discovery with. it would appear that the girl was in fact lonely and perhaps she was not quite as invincible as she'd orginally believed. 

nevertheless she'd stuck close the edge of the world, drawn to the freedom smell that coated everything /simply the refreshing smell of the sea and everything near it/ and the amount of open spaces that left her blood singing. the sand could be a bit of a bother when it came to running but she'd enjoyed the challenge it provided. 

she was wandering rather aimlessly along the shore as the day drew to another close- still not used to the sheer beauty of a sun setting over the sea as she stops and gazes in awestruck wonder as the water glows as if on fire under the sun's burnt organe hues. however this peaceful scene doesn't last too long as a voice instantly steals Ali's attention in a matter of seconds upon hearing the curse rise into the air. teal eyes are quick to pinpoint the sound and she tilts her head to the side as she trots closer to the strange shape further down the beach. she lets out a bemused snort when drawing close enough to realise that it is in fact another wolf and stops a short distant away- head still tilted to the side in a bird like manner as she observes the other curiously. they're rolling in what seems to be a frustrated manner, sand coating their pelt as Ali blinks- for once not knowing what to say.

eventually she just clears her throat in an exaggerated manner opening her jaws as she questions "uhm are you okay?"

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She tussled with an imaginary foe while squirming in the sand, mildly amusing herself for a short moment. When Norsamu heard an unfamiliar voice, she stopped her squirming but continued to lay on her side, and only gave a wide grin toward the newcomer, "ahoy!" the white mands wolf greeted in a friendly matter while sand coated her black and white pelt.

"Ah, don' mind I, just fighting em thoughts, ya'know?" The imaginary foe was in fact the hard thoughts she held on the difficult matter to settle down. Instead of rationally thinking it, Norsamu hurriedly decided her movement, and flailed to stop herself from overthinking it. It was a good plan, clearly, that worked.

she tilts her head to the side, bemusement continuing to flash in teal orbs as the wolf finally stops her strange wriggling around to grin broadly and offer a greeting in the form of a word ali had quite definitely never heard before. it sounded close enough to the likes of 'hi' or 'hey' to satisfy her though so she didn't press on the matter and instead let her tail sway from side to side- disrupting the soft grains of sand beneath her. 

having lived quite the sheltered life, ali had never been exposed to enough to many others and so hearing any sort of accent or uniquely worded sentence was this whole new thing to her that she'd only started coming in contact with since leaving home. it would seem she'd been missing out on a whole lot whilst living in the confines of her parent's strict clutches. "i like the way you talk" she blurts out honestly, curiously stepping forward to stand closer to the sand coated fae, deciding to skip over the actual topic as it confused her how one could possibly fight off a thought in a physical manner and of course she never liked to admit being clueless. her creamy maw opens again in preparation to ask the other's name as it tended to be a question that would come up about now but lets pearly fangs snap shut as her nose wrinkles at the strong smell that suddenly invades sensitive nostrils.

"the hell is that?" surely it wasn't the wolf herself that was the source of that smell right? her small leathery nose continues to twitch until she's able to pinpoint what seems to be the source- a leaf? she says nothing more but her expression gives away enough as she stares at it dubiously.

There was a  pleased, toothy grin as the maned wolf got up to sit. Head held high in pride while giving a loud chuckle, "thank ya lassy!" And happily accepted this compliment, "my ol' folks spoke the same, s'pose I grew the same, hah!" The way she spoke often made it seem she grew up by the waves, but Norsamu grew up travelling quite a lot, and had no 'home' to grow up in. If anything she was found near the mountains, far from the sea. Though, with whom raised her, they had a different story, and with so much time with them, she developed the same tone and speech as they did.

"Ah, that?" Norsamu's eyes followed to where the wolf gazed at, "empty rum!" The leaf held the scent, but the fruits and the nectar was long gone. She passionately lapped all that up before the sun started to set, and boy did she wish for more, "a sweet drink to enjoy em' days." 

a smile would finally tug at the young girl's mouth, quite pleased at how her compliment had brought the other such joy and enjoying the boisterous chatter hopping from her company. already she could feel her own mood lifting as her mind fell prey to the jolly vibe the other was emitting. she quite liked being called lassy too and her gaze glittered with a more familiar kind of giddiness as she listened to her speak. "huh i wish my parents had something interesting about them, they were just uptight snobs" she snorts, definitely not missing out on the oppurtunity to trash talk the two wolves she hated most /and probably quite unfairly although she'd never admit this/.

she is imensely intrigued as the larger fae goes on to speak of the strange smell as 'rum'. it was like learning a whole new language! "a sweet drink?" she echoes, gaze still shining with a slight doubt as to how that could possibly be but she supposes it sounds nice, both sweet and drink were good things so it'd make sense that combined they'd make something great. "i've only ever drank water" she admits, frowning slightly as she says this now that she's unsure as to whether it's normal to only drink water or was it common for other wolves to try out these interesting things and she was simply very behind. "oh i'm ali by the way" she leans back on her haunches now, smiling with a contentedness that came with being both by the sea and in the company of another upbeat being.

"Snobs ya say? But they gave such a wonderful gal!" Every line she repeated seemed to follow a banshee of laughter, as Norsamu was head over the moon by the company. She was quite pleased as the wolf before her cracked a smile, adding to the pleased atmosphere. The thoughts she held before were long gone, the deep thinking was far behind until another day would come. Though there was no point anymore, as her decision has already been made.

"Tis' the good stuff!" She was a drunken madman since discovering it- then again her personality has always seemed like a wild barbarian. She acted a little more mad at first sip, but now it just made her feel nice. Yet to see any other affects. She was thankful to whoever the big man was to create such a delight, "never a day without it," Norsamu confessed her addiction, "a crave like no other."

"S'pose can get some more for ya to try," she was stocked, by a lot. As soon as the discovery was made of how to brew, she made haste gather as much as she could to create the nectar. Per' safety hide it beneath a few stones so the wind wouldn't knock it away. Safety first to alcohol! And of course, didn't mind sharing it!

"Names Norsamu." The maned would replied grinning.

she blushes slightly at the compliment thrown her way, however never being the most modest of wolves she soaks it in with a pleased grin- stretching out her long limbs leisurely until hearing the satisfying crack of bones popping. when she striaghtens again her tail wags from side to side- teal eyes shining bright as ever as they catch the final rays of the sinkng ball of fire- watching for a moment as it continues to sink deeper into the far off sea. "do you think the sea is where the sun sleeps during the night?" she wonders aloud, glancing back to the girl and continuing to smile at her contagious glee.

she's further intrigued by the wolf's opinion on the curious smelling liquid, especially when she expresses how much she does crave it. now she really wanted to give it a try, it must be pretty fucking good if this wolf was so fond of it. she doesn't want to flat out ask if she can try some in case the other didn't want to share and that would certainly be awkward so is overjoyed when she offers. "oh that would be so fucking good if you could" she exclaims, tail continuing to disturb the grains of sand beneath as it waves from side to side excitedly. 

"normasu" she echoes, getting a feel for the unique name. "pretty cool name" she muses, falling back onto her haunches as her bright gaze remains fixated on this interesting fae.

She raised a brow at the question, unsure how to process it. Norsamu wasn't one to think 'deeply,' and saw most for what it was. To see is to believe, and that is why she searches for the unknown treasure, to see if it is true. The sun set, and rose, but does it sleep? "Suppose it does!" It fell to the sea, so perhaps! She didn't dwell on it too much and left with that answer. 

She looked at her empty leaf and grinned, motioning herself to get up, "then follow I!" Her large body hefted upward, a soft shake of the sand that drifted between her black and white hairs. Her 'mane' especially gave a shake of movement, being more full then the rest of her furs. Norsamu momentarily stretched her limbs, before her sunset gaze drawn toward downward of the bay. She motioned Ali to follow by swishing her tail near where boulders lays, and started to move to that direction.

She momentarily looked back toward the comment, "thank ya!" Then turned forward toward where more rum would be.

when normasu finally heaves herself up from her sandy resting spot ali can properly take in the appearance of the woman. she's quite instantly amused by just how different they are physically. like polar opposites. ali may be tall but she's all long limbed and skinny- body built for agility rather than strength whilst her company is definitely a more muscled form making her seem much bigger. even their pelt's- normasu's a dark rather unique colour whilst she a bright golden. and let's not stop there, if you really wanna take into account every little detail- ali's cool toned teal eyes were met by eyes as magnificent as the warm toned sun dipping into the sea beside them. 

when told to follow she hops nimbly onto all four paws without hesitation- trotting alongside the older wolf excitedly. when she's glanced back at and thanked she simply grins in response, too giddy to focus on such simple mannerisms. however she's rarely one to stay quiet for long and always loving to add a bit of shock factor here and there she comes out with "can you believe i'd never seen the sea before until recently?" although she'd simply wanted to tell the other to see what reaction it got her, her voice still came out in an awed breath for it was the one thing that really had been amazing enough to leave even her at a loss for words. like come on, it's the fucking edge of the world like and who knew it was so damn pretty!

"Nay, ya haven't?" A surprise brow rosed as she glanced back at Ali. She didn't doubt that not many have not seen the sea, but she didn't expect this to be a first! Norsamu was rather pleased to make this moment the others first, as a first view of the ocean with rum? True bliss! She already enjoyed watching the familiar sunset over the waves with the splendid drink, but it was hard to remember her first time witnessing it. It was quite long ago... Well, whatever, she'll remember one day! Probably. 

"Ya got many tales that come with da waves." The view wasn't the only thing that enticed the large woman. The reasons she drifted by the sea quite a lot with her crew was due to all the damn rumors! There was too many of them to count on a paw, and all were random occurances.  Merfolk tears, Poseidans treasures, harpy claws.. Etc etc, there was a lot more to name off, and some Norsamu managed to find. They were pearls- but many called them the merfolks heart, or even their voice. Some said eyes, one said tears, but her favorite was they were dripped from the moons surface. When the moon touches the waters, the pearls are formed due to two pure entities meeting. Though she found them in some kind of oyster, so eh, did not seem like a true tale. Though that was the fun of it! Finding if it was true or not.

"Aye, there they be." Her paw motioned toward a pile of rocks, as a sweet scent drifted over. Norsamu brewed quite a lot before wandering off, not to mention she wanted to gather some before winter approached. She looked over and grinned at her accompany before motioning over to the boulders, where hopefully her stash of rum would be held.

sorry for the wait!

long limbs make it easy to keep pace with the woman despite the size difference and she glances over curiously at the mention of tales. feeling quite like a puppy going through that annoying phase where they're curious about and question everything her tail wags from side to side as she replies- voice laced with open interest. "ooh really? what sort of tales?" ali was one to get distracted quite easily, something that had frustrated the hell out of her endless tutors but when genuinely interested in something it was impossible to sway her from getting what she wanted. seriously though, the possibilities as to what normasu could be suggesting were endless!

the familiar sweet scent from earlier grew strong again as they obviously drew nearer and ali could feel herself grinning as if giddy already off the mere scent of it. normasu drew slightly ahead and motioned to a pile of boulders, looking as gleeful as ali herself and the golden girl bounded over, brushing up against the other woman to get a better look. "oh fuck yes" she murmured, the smell growing more appealing the more she got used to it. about to just plunge her head right in and take what she wanted she had to remind herself to check first because like, manners obviously. clearing her throat- teal eyes would seek the fiery gaze of her company as smiling somewhat sheepishly she asked "eh so i just take some yea?" as if she hadn't just been about to anyway.