Greatwater Lake dragon's tooth

umg, i just realized that was animated. it broke my brain for a minute.

Aktaiê was not one to question the gifts bestowed upon her by the Mothers, least of all an innocent sprite, but they were no longer in Themiscrya where the Nereides were feared by outlying packs. Here, they were the strangers. Here, they were at the mercy of other empires (though she planned to change that in short order). While it was likely the child had been abandoned, she was old enough to have gotten lost all on her own; perhaps even purposefully. The priestess was no believer in coincidence, however, and that she had crossed paths with the sprite twice in such a short time spoke of something more fated.

Still, she could not risk angering the packs that she saw hints of in this valley. Now that the child had time to rest, and though it was nearly time for Aktaiê to sleep with the rising sun, the High Priestess set to learning more from the dark child. Upon seeing Junior move to the water's edge to drink, the amazon approached from a distance, her gait relaxed. As she neared the sprite, her voice rang out gently over the shallows, "Καλημέρα."

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