Ankyra Sound took it all back

she bathed in the luminescent light, turning her needle nose upon her charge. he looked nervous. caiaphas thought he always looked nervous -- perhaps spending time with one as unpredictable as herself would eventually cause him to shed such trepidation. caiaphas could only hope.

she followed him as he approached the saltwater pool, her eyes falling to the brightly lit edges. his reflection peered back, uninterrupted save for soft ripples in the effulgent blue surface. "i wouldn't let you get lost." she imparted, coiling onto her haunches as the youth teetered over the bank. "what didn't you say?" far be it for caiaphas to sound encouraging, but at least she tried.