It was late, well after midnight when Leah wandered onto the beach. She'd had first patrol of the night and as much as she'd really just wanted to run, Sam had taken over after her and the two of them alone? That was never fun and always awkward. She wasn't ready to go home though, even her human body was still awake and alert. She'd done a quick sweep, past her house, past Paul and Jacobs, just to make sure that everything was okay there.
It was, not surprisingly, since things had been eerily calm lately. She probably shouldn't have gone to the beach alone, but at least it was safer than the forest. There was a group of kids that Leah didn't recognise, sitting around a fire while the smell of cheap beer hung in the air and it felt like another lifetime when Leah had been a part of something like that. Now there was no room for that sort of ... carelessness. She sighed softly and headed up the beach further, until the smell of smoke and the sound of laughter was more distant.
There was no moon, it was obscured by heavy clouds that threatened rain at any minute but it didn't impede her vision any. Her ears were still stronger though and she heard someone approaching before she saw them. She would have been concerned, since they weren't in her line of sight yet, but the scent carrying over the salt of the ocean was enough to let her know she wasn't in danger.