Stavanger Bay i should not smite with vengeance

the girl revealed two things: an affinity for flora, and no head for dates. both things, erzulie thought with amusement to herself, that made a rather good healer. "have you ever t'ought about learning more when it comes to de plants of de sea?" after all, ironsea had no one aside from herself who knew such things, so the quartermaster believed.
"i could teach you some t'ings," came her soft offer, and then a comfortable silence. further out in the ocean, movement caught her mismatched gaze. a cavorting pod of orca; they held erzulie's attention in quiet perusal. she did not care for the giant fish of the sea, but only for their danger. in many ways, they were more beautiful than many other creatures, more powerful.