The Sentinels just like a moonlight and a tide

She was glad the wolf was more understanding than persistent. She found herself appreciating the mildness of the woman's personality, not too much of any particular trait, and seemingly polite. As the girl expressed that she respected the leader more than anyone, Huā's eyes widened slightly as she wondered to what degree she was exaggerating. "I wonder, what she do to earn your respect?" Huā asked of the girl eagerly. 

"I think the first is the sound-" Huā was silent for a moment, making her point by letting them listen to the gentle white noise of the waves. She continued- "The water make me feel peace. The sand on my feet feel like heaven. Here I feel calm and happy. And, I like to swim... sometimes. The ocean live in my soul." She finished. It wasn't a particularly long or meaningful explanation- she wasn't sure how to explain exactly why the sea drew her in. It had just been that way since she was little. She considered that it was due to her time living by the sea in her developmental stage- but then, her sisters who had lived the same lives did not feel connected to the ocean in the way Huā did.