her travels turned to the many isles, but especially coastal lines. ruò travelled throughout, avoiding the cliffs, not wanting to watch the waves. if she had to watch, the siren could do that up close rather then afar from the tops. feel everything between her paws, and let the air intake through her blackened nose, and take the saltened airs within.

a larger island, her dimmed blue eyes stopped at the entrance, she was curious of this large island, but ruò wasn't a fool. she knew the smell of the mark, for all had to do it at one point, but yet so faint, like the herd of one. the siren continued to look in, a cold face waiting, and watching.

it had been long since she conversed in the other tongue, "ying yue," the siren replied. a cousin on the maternal side, and accepted the brush of familiarity or superiority. though it was not a normal feeling for ruo, as distance was considered a normal, she wasn't particular close to wangs, and double for any jiang-members, even more-so for foreigners. while a neutral indifferent look, she didn't brush the snow-pale cousin off and nodded.

she wasn''t particulary following after kun kun, but after hearing how many followed suit on leaving, she too took on that path. there wasn't anything particularly holding ruo back to stay at the homeland, "i left." not clarifying she came just for whims.

family? they were all together. as not particulary close, she had nothing to gained, nor' anything to lose- but assumed that the jiang siblings were together, but wondered who else would be in these paths. though with those three regardless, life was vibrant.. it was a curosity, on who would come next, as the word had spread on the younger generation leaving.. but she was unaware on why this occured; for ruo, it was a simple whim, which resulted to a nod toward her cousin. 

"是的."

she followed suit, joining her cousin in the winds. though unlike ying, ruo kept her head down and eyelids half closed, perfectly keeping the punch of the salt at bay. she sat by the ocean for many days and night, knowing how to avoid the pains. a different story, if the winds start going upwards however, as she had no way besides looking up to evade that. it seems while she thought to evade upwards wind, the others evaded the ocean, surprisingly the siren.

she did not think her relatives would choose to abandon the waters to remain inland for the season- ruo would not, uncaring about the risks that were to be. she did not mind foreigners, such as ying, but she did not know them, she knew nobody. her comfort was at the shore, and that all mattered to a water born.

"这里?"

she had not seen the island, but what mattered most to her was that it remained near the waters. if she had access to the sea, then ruò was satisfied enough. like the sisters, she too would hide away here, preferring the seclusion of a mermaid rock then inwards toward the lands.

the siren nodded, feeling the stir of hunger rise. though a game was curiousity enough, as her head tilted, questioning what kind of game did her cousin had in mind.

the fighting sister went off, ready to play the game of catching seabirds. ruò watched her cousin go well off before shulking off her own way, a short stroll before encountering them more near the coast then inwards of the island. seabirds, is what they were called, a common prey for the siren.

the first one, was an easy find- but high in the tree she laid in the nest. like a leopard, diligintly did she climb the tree that thankfully, had the slope to allow it. ruò was no feline however, her claws weren't adjusted as one, and even though the tree was fine enough, she still slipped. fallen to the sands, and so the bird went off.

"该死."

surprisingly, she caught the next one by simply falling onto it. the bird was crushed, but sucessfully died, so ruò counted it enough. however this was no longer fun, and disregarded the game; retreating back to where they were meant to meet once they gained three. one was enough, she thought, it was something to add to the feast. 

was ying done? this was boring.

she was an indifferent wolf; even if ying expressed being displeased over her catch, a good shrug would be given. however instead the other simply smiled, like the kind jiang that she was, and told her to keep it. ruo nodded, but slipped it to the side into the bush to be savored for later. she was not hungry.

instead the siren followed her cousin.