Larksong Grotto the tommyknockers

vuk nodded, her turquoise eyes scanning the waters for her opening. body poised, the girl's muscles tensed. there! she leapt, an arc of paleness over the transparent surface. her paws struck through; her strike was true, and vuk surfaced from the lunging splash with a fish clutched in her jaws.

she carried it to the bank and deposited it at zaavier's feet with a gentle sway of her tail. it was for him, payment for his lesson -- she would not accept it back.