Feather Trial

The harsh waves of the ocean rocked the small vessel with unimaginable strength. "Who knew a trip to Crestport from Newport would be so adventurous!" Muttered a Mara from the bow of the small boat. 

Velnei Brightspirit was travelling to Crestport when a giant storm appeared out of nowhere. It was as if it was magic. She was afraid and alone, thinking it would be an easy day's journey to the small island of crestport. Oh, how wrong she was. 

Thunder boomed overhead, torrential rain poured down and soon enough, the tinny had massive amounts of water in it. It struggled to stay afloat and eventually Velnei had to abandon ship. Secretly, she was afraid of the depths of the sea. She agreed to this trip because it wasn't too long and was deemed safe weather before she left the port.

Her fur was soggy with the pouring rain and the sea water that was seeping into her luscious fur. She growled in frustration, this was not supposed to happen but she thought she could see day light ahead of her. By her calculations, it would be late afternoon, a couple of hours before sundown. 

All of a sudden, a land mass appeared in the horizon, with her strong legs, she swam towards it as fast as she could as fear was engulfing her. 

She reached the beach of Crestport, and the storm subsided like it was never there. Exhausted from her struggles on the boat and the long swim to shore, she layed on her back, arms stretched out on the sandy beach. To her surprise a feather landed on her by the soft gentle breeze. A feather for not giving up, and for not giving into fear.