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In some form or another, Izumi missed this place.
No, she did not miss the shrouded mists that covered the swamps overhead, nor the clouds of mosquitoes that swarmed whoever came close to a body of water. Westmoor wakes had never been her favorite place, but it was the memory of it that she missed; especially what lied beyond it – just by their shores. With a flex of her digits to feel the wet, muddy soil beneath her paws, the empress knew she was home once again.
Long limbs continued to carry the crane bird south, her lilac gaze wandering around the biome and taking in every bit of land she can capture with her within her memory. She knew the path from where she walked, the path towards the beach that led home. This was the second time she was heading towards the Island since coming back, only now with a new found determination in her heart.
However, the sound of approaching pawsteps made her stop in her tracks, and the crane's head would shift in the direction of whom had bid her company...
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