Wheeling Gull Isle and then the days got worse and worse

luli?

she shook her head, a motion that bypassed the boundaries of spoken language. the next spoken name caused her tail to begin wagging, and an awkward smile grew on her face. nüwu. she affirmed, voice a little louder this time to where he might hear her.

this man knew her name, when she did not know his... but it was not such a strange thing, she decided. mother had been the same way, calling nüwu by her name, and it had taken time to learn the name of hers in return: mama. nüwu blinked up at him, expectant that his own title might come next. still trying, 你是谁? she mumbled.