The ocean was darker than usually as night set in. In the dim night air, a woman sat with her back against a tree, watching it, and occasionally looking up. Her side was bandaged heavily, because it was sliced deeply in a fight earlier that week, and still, Klay was in no condition to fight.
She looked around. The entire beach was empty. She raised her hands up and removed the mask that almost never left her face. She reached up and rubbed what the mask was covering, which was nothing. Smooth skin was all that was left of her voice.
Klay sighed and wrote something in the sand with the tip of her dagger. She quickly brushed it away, though. She looked back to the water.
She looked around. The entire beach was empty. She raised her hands up and removed the mask that almost never left her face. She reached up and rubbed what the mask was covering, which was nothing. Smooth skin was all that was left of her voice.
Klay sighed and wrote something in the sand with the tip of her dagger. She quickly brushed it away, though. She looked back to the water.