Ashling hid in the water, not daring to move. All of the selkies had been taken. All of them killed. The memories of that fateful hour flashed before her eyes, the blood in the water, the piles of the seals...she couldn't think of it anymore. She broke the surface and took a deep breath, pulling herself onto the shore. While the hunters had left, she was still terribly shaken. Ashling quickly transformed into her human form and ran into the forest.
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