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The strange animal could help her? The hippocamp tilted her head, wondering. Did she mean to simply grab her and drag her back into the water? While she didn't know the extent of this creature's strength, the wolf didn't appear to be very large or strong, and while she herself was not unduly large, on land her bulk seemed to be all the more obvious. In the water, she was almost weightless, but it was different when she was beached on land. The sand seemed to cling to her body, making it difficult to move herself. It would be almost impossible for the wolf to move her.
As the wolf crept closer, she shifted, but she no longer feared for her life. After promising to return, the wolf loped off, and she found herself alone again. A worried look was cast up at the sun, halfway to it's zenith. Her scales were drying, losing their sheen, and she felt sticky and uncomfortable under the solar eye. A pair of seagulls that had left when the wolf appeared were now emboldened by her leaving and began to stalk in front of her, turning their heads to look at her with beady eyes. She glared back.
Presently the wolf returned, pushing a large piece of driftwood. The hippocampus was confused at first, but as Arathea explained, understanding dawned in her eyes. The hippocampus nodded, then turned her attention to the board. Hippocampi would often use their hooves in the water, either for mobility or fighting, and this would just be a matter of pulling herself downhill a few inches. She was exhausted, but now she had a chance. With a grunt, her finned tail lifted off the ground and slapped the sand as she used her tail and hooves to push and pull herself towards the driftwood. A few more struggles, and she was on. The wood creaked under her weight, but stayed intact. She was on.
Excited now, she lifted her right hoof and nodded towards it. The board, now mostly covered by her body, would be difficult to hold onto, but her tail and hooves could still be grasped. Her gratitude to the wolf was plainly visible in her eyes. Why had her pod never realized that land dwellers could potentially be friendly? Where had all the prejudice come from?
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