Ankyra Sound Smells Like Teen Spirit

Sleep did not come easy to her lately and she had no idea why. Maybe it was the oppressive heat blocked in by the clouds during the day, or the fact that the temperature did not drop until well after nightfall, but whatever the reason the gunmetal girl was uncomfortable and unhappy.

She had tried to sleep on her belly (curled up as if she were still a child) and fidgeted within moments. She'd tried sprawling on her back, but the twisting roots prevented any comfort. With a frustrated little huff she twisited to her belly again and got to her feet.

While she fretted, something pale drifted between the trees. She did not see it; and any crunch of the sand was dismissed as her own agitation in the moment.

A little shake helped ease some of her frustration but it would not last. In a few more hours maybe things would be cool enough - but now she was wide awake, and Aero could think of nothing to do to pass the time considernig the stars were hidden and the sea, while alluring in the daylight, was a dangerously thundering void.

Once she had found a patch of cooler sand to sink in to, she felt a bit more content - except that the sound of something moving in the darkness continued unabated, and upon noticing this, she froze in place.