Falls

He had been standing on the beach for quite some time, allowing the sun and breeze to dry his soaked coat and letting his joints rest until they weren't quite so sore. Oh, his head hung low as he listened to the shuuuuuuush of the waves gliding over sand behind him, but Qadir couldn't stop moving every time his bones finally seemed to stop whining. Every little shift of his body woke the soreness and temper tantrum of his aging body and he loved it. It reminded him of his victory of arriving at this beach. He didn't remember much of the journey, nor why he decided to hop in the frisky waves in the first place, but he clearly remembered dragging himself onto this beach and quietly reveling in the relief of knowing he wouldn't ever have to make such an exhausting journey again.

He lifted his dark head to finally blink at his surroundings. His lighter muzzle snuffed at the air but couldn't detect much past the sea scent he had yet to become accustomed to. Well, he'd have to go exploring instead. He picked up his hooves one at a time to lethargically shake the sand off his fetlocks before tentatively moving from the beach onto more compact land. He peeked curiously at the flowers below, lowering his head to nibble at some of the colorful heads. They had more taste than the sunburned desert grass he was used to.

Not sure if he liked them or not, Qadir moved on, ears pushed forward as his pace gained confidence. "Oh-oh-oh," he breathed to no one in particular as his eyes caught sight of the glittering waterfall stretching above the trees. He didn't know how he missed it the first time, but with a new goal in mind he strode directly towards it. He practically shouldered trees to the side in his pursuit of this new discovery, deciding right then and there he loved his new home. If the rest of the islands he passed had even an ounce of the beauty he had already seen, he would surely love them too.