Pepper had spent the last hour building a small sandcastle. It honestly wasn't much more than slightly shaped piles of sand, a surrounding moat, flags made of seaweed, and lots of shells for decorations. She was busy putting shells in the moat to help with holding water in when the tide came in when Christine sat down.
Looking up, she smiled. "No, nothing's wrong. Wedge had a long day digging and is sleeping right now, so I decided to come out here where it's cooler and relax a little. How are you feeling?"