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Kaguya! <3 MEGA backdated (apologies for the wait)

Stormy seas and howling winds; the empress found herself seated by the shores that night once again. Rustled from her slumber by yet another horrid nightmare. Many times would the woman need to check her neck for a scar or bite mark, only to nose her fur and find nothing there. She detested this — it felt like she was going crazy. Over and over, almost every night it felt as though the woman was losing sleep. Try as she might to hide it, but her drowsiness come morning was more than evident.

At this point, she just might bury her head in these very sands and be done with it.

Just as her body swayed, exhaustion coming to its uncomfortable peak, the sound of rustling within the tropical foliage made her head snap in that direction….

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The Empress wasn't the only one having a hard time sleeping these days. With the outside world raising a fuss with all its wind, the white phantom was having a hard time finding a place to rest outside of the pack's inner territories. So she got from her wet and soggy resting place, marching down through the foliage that kept her trapped near the shoreline further down. And now she was getting stuck in this mess. Kaguya thrashed about, doing her best to get free. Only this time, she managed to stumble her way out of her trap and right before the tired jeweled eyes of a white and ink covered wolf.

The woman looked even more exhausted then she was, prompting the girl to feel quite embarrassed over her appearance and behavior. Her ears slicked back and her tail lowered as she stared almost wide eyed at her audience. The shock had set in, leaving her not quite knowing what to say. But she had to try. H-hi...I'm sorry to have disturbed you. Her voice was almost timid, and most certainly shy.

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When her gaze of frosted wisteria made contact with a shade of cherry blossom, the hackles along her ink-stained back rose. An intruder; yet the scent of the island lingered within their pelt as if they’d been familiar with its contents – just how long had she been near the shore? Her expression was flat, for the most part. Void of any sign of feeling besides her lowering quills.

The girl appeared to be of youthful age. Tall, willowy and ghost-like. She was but a child; and if it weren’t for this and her meek demeanor, she would’ve been seen as more of a threat. You haven’t disturbed me, but are you aware you are trespassing? She explained calmly, yet sternly. Even so, Izumi would give the girl a chance to explain herself before jumping to conclusions. For all she knew, it could've been an accident.

She stayed silent, observing the girl from a distance while waiting for her to say her piece.

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Kaguya was already on edge just watching the woman approach. Her deep amethyst eyes piercing her soul like a thousand knives. She wanted to run and hide deep beneath a den somewhere and never come out. But she had to face the music, own up to why she had been staying around here. I'm sorry for staying here for so long. I had met a wolf here and had lost him somewhere. His name was Taro, but I wasn't aware that he belonged to a pack. I didn't know that one was well established here. I didn't know where else to go during this cold and harsh time. So I took shelter on this shoreline and tried hard to keep to myself so I wouldn't be a thread to anyone. I had been separated from my father and from my old land. Almost all of it came out at once, her pink hues filled with fear and some regret for coming here in the first place. Maybe it would be better now to turn tail and swim back to the mainland. Would she even make it that far? In these cold waters, probably not.