1/29/2025, 3:46 AM
Hjördis whipped her head up in surprise.
By what?! The sea—was it angry at her? But... what for? She treated the waters with nothing but respect, she'd been taught to since she was so young.
Wh-huh? Who said that?!She looked around. Was it the...
I'm sorry. Did you just talk?She looked dumbfounded, staring at the taller woman in shock,
b-but... you're a wolf!Hjördis looked around, then at her own stocky flank.
...I'm a wolf. What the hell—she whined. A disconcerting, unfamiliar sound that left her throat with a vibration she'd never felt before.
I've been cursed!The girl caterwauled.
By what?! The sea—was it angry at her? But... what for? She treated the waters with nothing but respect, she'd been taught to since she was so young.
The... sea isn't mad at me.And she most certainly wasn't trying to kill herself.
I was with... my pappa... where's my pappa?!She looked up, eyes wide.
Oh, he must be worried sick!!Short limbs carried her wading back into the sea, her dual-toned eyes straining to find some... opening to go back where she came from.