The Sentinels another day, another door

Though he seemed well enough on the outside, there was something in the way he replied to her that made Eilidh take note. He wasn't alright, but she couldn't really contradict him without seeming rude. So instead she just went along with it and smiled before replying. "That's good. I'm doing well! Just exploring the beach and getting to know what kinds of plants grow here, so I can let Mamma know. She's been kinda holed up with the kids, you know, since she had them." Eilidh shut up then, not wanting to prattle on about things Dante probably knew about anyway.

In the silence, Eilidh combed the sand around Dante, seeing that he had been digging at a little spot near him. She sniffed at it and turned toward him. "What were you digging for?" she asked softly, herself using her forepaws to dig further into the sand, though she didn't find anything of use there, either. Maybe whatever he was search for was elsewhere, or maybe he had already found it. Either way, she stopped digging after a while, her fur speckled with sand, and turned to study him, her tongue hanging out as she panted, waiting for him to reply.