TERRITORY DISCOVERY | strange and beautiful

Sorry for the long hold-up! <3

At first, there was nothing but the sound of the sea in response to his soft vocalization. He remained where he stood for a moment longer, ears alert, eyes scanning the depths of the shadows beyond. Just when he was contemplating moving on, he heard from deep within the belly of the darkness the soft sounds of feet upon sand. Backing up slightly, he left himself plenty of room to maneuver and escape, if need be, should this stranger be vexed at being disturbed.

But it was no foul sea monster nor hideous beast befitting such a dismal, briny cave. No, it was a beautiful maiden, draped in all the subtle hues of the storm-tossed sea itself. Her coat glistened in the daylight like rays of liquid sun on glittering waves, while tones of rainclouds and windswept foam mingled beautifully over her curves. Ocean eyes, full of intrigue and mystery, greeted him with intelligence and appraisal. He was simply awestruck. He thought he knew a thing or two about gorgeous females. He had thought Hawkeye an enrapturing creature of beauty. His Alpha female was an ogre compared to this sea siren.

Her voice came like the sussurus of salty water upon sand, rolling over him like the tide, inviting him to get lost with her in the bowels of the cave itself. His eyes lingered on her a moment before moving back to the darkness within the cave. He was uncertain. Beautiful and alluring though she was, he did not know her, nor her motives. He remembered the stories his father had told him when he was just a boy, wild, fantastical stories of myth and adventure. He recalled stories of sirens, creatures of unimaginable beauty and chameleon evil, luring lustful and wonderstruck explorers to their watery graves. He was not afraid, but rather, wary. Flicking his arctic eyes back to her, he whispered softly, "What is this place?"