Cerulean Cape wave-wracked and wanton

it had been to her astonishment that they'd come across the gathering, and her surprise had only grown when she'd spotted her father. in the tumultuous meeting, she was separated briefly from her companions, gaze following the inky sylph as she danced through the wolves. wondering at her, and neglecting to pay attention as to the whereabouts of her family, she moved to greet her father a moment late, tail wagging at her hocks. greetings were said quickly and sparingly, and in the crowd she lost the members of her family as quickly as she found them, ears perked as gradually she took in all she could.

when time came for the hunt, she joined the wolves that offered their strength; but hung back more than she usually would. they certainly seemed to know what they were doing, which was more than she could claim as she approached the strange quarry. she moved to where she was directed and where she was needed, and soon one of the odd sea-creatures fell. with a grin at her father's mate she moved back to stand near Aditya, pausing then truly to lay eyes on the sea, the tempestuous thing she had not yet been able to examine. in the dark, much of it was shadowed, yet still she felt amazement at the vast expanse of it, and wondered just how far she'd have to swim to reach the opposite shore. was there another shore, out there? or did the waves stretch on forever, reaching endlessly into the horizon?

the voice of her mate startled her from her reverie, and she turned to him with blinking gaze. she'd expected one of the Cortens to go first - and she was greatly interested in hearing the voice of the inky sylph. but as he spoke a slow smile spread across her face, and she held his gaze as he began to sing. it was a beautiful song, a beautiful voice, and she drifted easily alongside the soaring and dipping notes. she did not know the words, not all of them, but they did not need to be understood.it was an ode to them, to their youth and their life together. for they would live together - they would lead, they would bear pups, they would settle into their roles as Day and Cat had settled into theirs. 

foreboding. she did not expect the feeling, but it slipped into her mind and curled somewhere low in her chest when her mate's song dipped low. for she could see her life stretched before her, see contentedness and happiness. her wanderings would cease, as already they had slowed, and she would become a mother. it was what she wanted, and yet - and yet, she realized at once, she felt confined. her head tilted downward in the slightest, looking for all the world like embarrassment, or some deep emotion. but the huntress did not become embarrassed, rather, something prickled in her gaze that she was not sure she wanted Adi to see. and there began the doubts, as the end of his song faded into the sea-lashed silence.

She looked to her mate, smile on her features and gaze clear and unshadowed. "thank you," The words too were empty of doubt, and while happiness softened her features, her chest churned at the poisoned thoughts. she moved closer, though was offered a respite from pushing down her thoughts when the inky girl began to dance - this she watched reverently, admiring the way she moved under the light of the red moon, the sweet distraction she offered.