The Sentinels and i hope that kindness comes your way

the male followed behind the young female, his gait lolling and leisurely. it was not often he was rewarded with such thrilling company, and he relished it. as the pale beauty investigated the rippling surface of the pool he mimicked her, bringing his muzzle down into the glittering water. beneath the rippling waves a myriad of things moved: gently undulating kelp, vibrant sea-shard green and pale red. small minnows, the sun catching their darting forms in sharp bursts. rustling just under the sand were small shoals of crab and shrimp alike. he peered into the water for a moment before his ears fluttered forward -- just under eilidh's nose a small pale crab scuttled. "look!" he whispered, raising a paw towards the direction of the side-winding creature.