Blackbeak Bluff you got yourself in a dangerous zone

The warmth eminating off the younger boy passed over her flank, her sides, until he was stood beside her. Normally she would be expected to reject his proximity and punish him for his boldness, but she couldn't bring herself to do so in a violent way. He was one of them, yes, but he was not born of them. Still, she couldn't abide by it for reasons she couldn't quite place, and instead chose to continue walking down the trail with a quick wave of her tail as the only indication of her conflicted thoughts. "The Sea claimed him, though she has never told me why." Akantha explained with a twist of her ear, "Perhaps it was an accident, or her wronged her, but she does not speak of it to me."

She swung her sleek head around to regard Whip as the pair weaved through the woodland. "Since we're so far from Soteria, do you have any questions that you cannot normally ask in the presence of the others?"