Wheeling Gull Isle embrace of the scarab

She had offered him somewhere away from the wind, upon her island. Now that they arrived upon its shores, he looked out across it; she glanced to his countenance, but could not penetrate his thoughts, and was left to wonder. When the sun showed its face fully, it might be warmer out here- but for now, she thought it would be better to find cover from the wind within the forest ahead of them. Come, She requested after giving him a moment, shivering as a breeze seemed to go right through her bones. We will be warmer in there, for now. She paused, and then scampered over to the nearest cache, glancing back before pulling out a fish. She wondered if he'd eaten any before. The empress returned to the stranger's side, but carried the fish in her jaw for now without eating, meaning to give it to him once they found better cover, so that he would not have to bear its weight himself. If he followed, she would lead them ahead into the foliage.