Coconut Grove apotheosis

anu fell silent after his playful accusation, his starfire gaze lingering on his companion. life would not be this easy for long, he knew: this oasis they discovered, it was not a place they could stay.. not unless he and anti learned how to pull draughts of palatable water from its brackish depths, and learn of the endless meal thoroughfares within its tides.

his companion's soft smile touched the male, who responded with a warm smile in turn. there were few wolves to break anu and his stern composure, but anti was one of them -- be it the miles that they shared, or the kinship, anu did not know.

don't you? anti's eyes seemed to suggest. anu reared his head, his long ears pointed towards the sea. "yes, but it stings the tongue." anu moved towards the roiling shore, casting one glance behind him to see if anti was in the mood for a dip in its cold waters.