Blackwater Islands searching for smoke in a stillwater pond

Thankfully for Gabe, Akantha hadn't witnessed his incident with the seabird. When she finally laid eyes on him she was well away from the fish carcass, and even had the decency to look somewhat pleased at the sight of him. The young man bent into an acceptable submission posture, but she still arched her tail over her back to further cement the fact that she was in charge here. When she neared she almost reached out to nose him possessively but thought better of it as the soreness from her mending injuries ached acutely at the sudden tension in her neck. 

She moved in close and caught the barest whiff of Kalika on his pelt. Something about it shook her to the core and she rumbled a single, low note of discontent while her now narrowed eyes switched over to his own searchingly. Akantha knew how fond the younger Nereid was of the other gender, but she could only hope the only interactions so far had been purely coincidental. They were lacking in the male department, and she would rather Kalika go with one of the two unproven Drudges than alone if she needed any company beyond the Islands.

"Well enough." She remarked cooly, her gaze lingering a moment too long until she looked elsewhere. "You've settled in, then? Fed yourself, found a place to curl up in at night?" She asked, the icy tone fading into something more neutral. Her ears twisted towards the Sea as a rather big wave crashed against the rocks.