The wind was cold and the night was setting in when Summit was trotting along, panting as she was being chased by another pack and lost her way back to her own. Two of them were gaining on her the others must have fallen behind too much to continue, so she decided to go down near the ocean- her pack always told her to go to water if she was ever in trouble. She ran down to the near the water, taking in the sand in between her toe pads, the breeze was harsh blowing her thick fur up. She had no time to catch her breath as they had cornered her a few times just before but somehow managed to just barely escape each time. Getting weaker and weaker as time went on she turned around, ready to fight with whatever she had left. There 10 feet away stood the other two wolves, hackles up and teeth bared, Summit was ready. She looked around her to remember the details of where her final resting place was going to be,it was a full moon so you could see everything almost perfectly in a dimmer not so harsh lighting and the waves gently brushed the sand and went back out. All of her ancestors are buried by oceans or rivers in belief it would carry their spirits to thei final resting place. The wolves stepped closer as she slowly took steps back baring her teeth back at them, she was scared her heart beat in her chest was going mad and she was trying her best to show no fear- when all of a sudden down the hill ran another wolf, Summit was prepared that more of them had caught up to her but she was taken aback. It was a male wolf and instead of joining the other pair he stood in between her and them. He threw up his hackles and bared his teeth growling and snarling walking up to them slowly, who is he and why is a lone wolf choosing to help her? To risk himself for one not his own. Summit, still in shock ran up beside the other wolf to help fight the two sets of shadows as she didn't have much else of a choice. When the battle was over panting and tired Summit nearly collapsed, she decided to sit down looking out at the ocean and asked the other wolf his name, "Seiko, I saw you were in trouble and knew it was too risky to do it by yourself" he said to her. The tide was coming in once where the other wolves stood, it felt like a distant memory, she felt a connection to this wolf and didn't know why- but she was hoping he would stay. "I love the water, I grew up by a river and was told if I needed help or was ever in danger to go to it, and my ancestors would send me what I needed in that time." Summit said looking into his yellow eyes, still so unsure why he did what he did. "Oceans and rivers hey? I was actually out here to look at the moon, it's truly beautiful shining over the water. It just had this calling to me tonight and I just had to see it, I couldn't tell you why." Said Seiko peacefully sitting down beside her.
"Oceans & Rivers Moon."

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