The journey from Themiscrya had not been an easy one for the Young Adept. She would never get used to live so far from the ocean as she had been for the last moon. But what's undeniable is that it had been an wonderful opportunity to see places she hadn't in her not so short two years of life. The mountains she had came to cross, the sea of green she navigated before coming to shore had been beautiful to behold.
When the salty smell of mother Ocean reached the Amazon's nostrils she felt both an immense relief for coming back to her, and melancholy for her adventure had come to an end. Eager to feel her again, the beautiful Amazon slowly trotted in the sand to reunite with her mother, and when she reached the water she kept on walking until the water covered her body entirely. The water was a sanctuary in which she washed all her pain and concerns, and from which she came out renewed and in peace. She slowly sank her head and let the ebb and flow of the waves wash her stress.
After a long moment of peace she came out to breathe, she looked back at the shore where she found the young Drudge that had been appointed to escort her and Thea to join Aktaiê's cause. He hadn't been broken yet, but Aella wasn't being too harsh with him, she did snarl at him from time to time to let him know what his place with them was, but she'd never use force with him, she knew enough to see them as living things rather than mere objects and she didn't give them as much importance as her sisters did. Even though he was young he had shown commitment to the Nereides during the journey, he never hesitated when the Adept gave him a task and had barely said a word to them in the whole time they spent together. He was a promising creature.
The Amazon gave a few steps towards him looking him in the eye as if trying to see through him, "She called us back.." she said in a stern tone, "Aren't you gonna show her gratitude?" her words were calm yet demanding, she knew he was grateful, she had seen it in his eyes, but she wanted to see how he reacted to a little pressure.
