the wind is heavy today and cosette has been battling it ever since she stumbled upon the beach. the black of the sand piqued her curiosity enough that she had to come, only for the wind to say otherwise. she makes a big show of being strong by puffing out her fur and stomping against the ground. but every time the wind gets quicker, she gets blown off her feet. finally, after several tries, the wind dies down, leaving a sniffling cub with tears pricking in her eyes. her ears wiggle, listening to the calming sea before she plops her way down the shore. she knows the sea is dangerous for cubs, so she doesn't go far into it. @Septima_{BG — ART — CODE}

Septima didn't care too much for the ocean, but she was still quite preoccupied with exploring everything Amaryllis had to offer. Even the dingy, disgusting swamps had a certain charm to them in the right light. She definitely wasn't looking at them in that light, but still, she appreciated their existence as something other than sand for miles on end. Now she was faced with even more of the goddamn stuff, though she supposed it was a bit more interesting than the oasis. The sand was a sooty black, making her wonder why and how there could possibly be two different varieties of sand at all. She had no explanation and wasn't even sure if the sand was safe, so she made a note to avoid coming here for the foreseeable future. Y'know, until she found out if she was going to die from it. Casual. A soft sniffle stole her attention. As she turned to investigate, Septima was shocked to find a young cub curled up -- very possibly freezing! "Oh, you poor thing. Are you cold? Where are your parents?" If she had any, they were awful to leave their poor girl out in the elements!

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the yearling's sudden appearance causes cosette to jump. but she quickly gathers herself just as her nose becomes runny. it's really not a good day for her. she rights herself so that her tush is touching the ground. 'm a little cold... cosette admits, wiping a tear with a paw. but issokay i won't freeze. mama tells her that she has is extra fat so that she can be protected from the cold. once she's a bit bigger, she'll no longer be fat and chubby. speaking of mama, the stranger asked about her too! oh...um, she's with my sleepy siblings cosette says.

now that she's got a good hard look at the nameless girl, cosette realizes she looks a lot like her and her siblings. your pinkys, where? she asks, childishly leaning forward so that she can scoot her butt close to @Septima. i have lots o' pinkys i can give you? her eyes look up at the bigger girl's. in little cosette's mind, all lions who look like her should have something pink on them. without waiting for a response, cosette proceeds to rub at her tummy, where most of the pinks are. then, she uses one small paw and carefully dabs them onto the girl's leg. lots o' pinkys mean you are lucky and no bad guy will scare you she says in a whisper._{BG — ART — CODE}