The crave

The pack I came from, the Nightstar Pack, wasn't close to the sea, although we had a small lake nearby. I always wanted to see the sea. It was a childhood dream and, after my anger for the King's lands had passed and I learned that, in fact, the sea was so close, I wanted very much to go see it.

Johannes promised me that one day he would go with me, but only when he was sure it was safe, as the lands had been plagued by rogues and other creatures. And I waited.

And to think that my first contact with that blue immensity would be diving into it because I was running away from the royal guards and the King himself, it was crazy! If someone had told me it was going to be like that, I would have said that the person who suggested it needed to be institutionalized!

Even though Zaila knew how to swim, jumping over the slope was difficult, as that was where the waves broke. Strong though she was, Nanna was already of a certain age and it would be foolish of me to believe that she could manag