Firestone Hot Springs caught in a daydream

Though the woman at first showed uncertainty, a smile soon quirked the leviathan's mouth. "Alkaia." She repeated, and tipped her head with a gesture of greeting she felt familiar and accustomed to. "Hello."

From here she had little idea what else to do. The warmth already made a difference to the soreness of her muscles, easing their tension and giving clarity to her mind. She would depart the woman's company soon to continue her travel along the river. But she had time left, and being herself a woman of words, she felt keen to learn more about the language this woman spoke. Perhaps through Alkaia, she could glean something new.

She flicked her eyes across the ground until she spied a loose stone not far from where she sat, and extended her paw to bring the rock close to her. Touching the stone, she looked to Alkaia and said, "What?" and raised her brows in question, gesturing her paw toward Alkaia again, like she had before. Another exchange of names - and the leviathan hoped the other would understand what she sought.