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the boy, all tones of charcoal with a piercing verdant gaze, flashed erzulie a charming grin. as he did not pause, the ironsea wolfess found his step and matched it with her own. "why not?" she rejoined, turning her eyes out over the darkened expanse of land stretching before them.
perhaps he wondered why a creature scented by the ocean was so far inland; erzulie waited a heartbeat before offering, "i have nevah explored dis part of the land before." and then, lapsing into a comfortable silence once more. it was the boy's turn to speak, and she busied herself imagining how he would respond, a lazy and amusing exercise.