[ kisses of the sun ] - open; intro

[daniel]

The storm that kept him hiding inside the tavern had long since passed, by a day or two in fact. Or maybe a few days, he wasn't actually all that sure. But one thing was for certain, and that was the kid had to follow up with what he set out to do before getting rained in. He had to find where his mom had gone.

Danny had taken his sweet time making it out towards the same beach he'd bolted down, finding it much prettier and less threatening when the waves weren't dark and rolling like something was thrashing beneath, and the sun warmed sands were a definitely improvement from the solid, cold and wet sand from before. He got distracted by more than one thing for sure, between sea shells with dazzling colors to tiny little crabs that ran away from his steps. He knew better than to go sticking his face near something that had little pinchers, so he didn't, but they were still funny to look at, a tiny one in particular earning a childish giggle out of him. Even the ocean caught his attention, gently reaching out one dark paw to splash at the shallow water lapping the shore, leaving behind sea foam to shake off. One cautious step became two, then a bouncy little baby splashing about in the surf, breaking apart little shallow waves before they could lie against the shoreline.

Danny let out a little puppy howl, waiting if a reply would be received. Nothing hit his ears, and he tried again a little louder. Still nothing.

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