Ankyra Sound i have travel'd a long way, merely to look on you, to touch you

Just noting that we're re-dating this thread to present day. @Caiaphas WE'S BACK. :)

From the corner of her gaze, Minthe watched in silence as the thin woman drew her angled snout along the consort's muzzle. She assumed that the Queen was now investigating her prize, considering the option of slaying him for his crime; the yearling could not fathom anything else, and felt a quiet shame for her initial confusion. It was not her place to question the Sea's voice, not even within the privacy of her mind. Minthe remained there, low, until Caiaphas spoke once more.

"I am to be raised to Adept, for reaching you," she explained. "And will continue along the path of Amazon, with your guidance."