Blackwater Islands birds and stars

Yay! And to celebrate, Whip gets nothing but disrespect ;) 
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The man [nay, consort] did as she bade him to do. He padded closer to her, looking quite forlorn at having been pulled away from his meal. Such a thing would have bothered Indie as well, so she could not fault him for such a thing… but not all in the sisterhood would be as forgiving as she! The sparrow actually felt bad for the Nerieides males, as they were treated often no better than slaves.The only tenderness they received was in death, it seemed, as Indie had experienced in the Sentinels with Akantha and her felled follower. The vaudevillian did not exactly believe as the sirens did, that men were inferior simply due to the circumstance of their birth. Indie too was a lowly thing, always searching for a way to rise up — so her heart truly did go out to the various men she had meet within the Nereides’ ranks — but still this did not stop her from exacting the same sort of control over them. Indie was not an evil creature, but she was selfish and would take advantage of something [or someone] as long as it was sanctioned [and, more often, if it wasn’t sanctioned].

He asked what she needed but Indie did not know. Company, entertainment, some sort of unethical power trip? It was probably a mix of all three that drove her to converse with him — mixed with a certain wonder at the brokenness of any wolf who would willingly be enslaved. It was an option afterall, wasn't it? Indie had a hard time seeing why they didn't just break their chains and run free as she had done, unshackled and unfettered past. This particular brute seemed thin, but surely he knew how to travel within the shadows and evade detection. He could surely leave if he wanted to. Why didn’t he try? How weak was he? Perhaps he even liked it?

Indie just had to know.

Even though Indie was still under Akantha’s tutelage and not yet a full fledged siren lady, Indie held her tail and head high, looking down her nose at him. She flicked her chin towards the spot down the beach where he had fed. “Pick the best fish and bring it to me.” Yes, there were fish close enough for her to grab for herself, but no Indie didn't want any of those. It wasn’t a request, and Indie’s gaze dared him to disobey.