Sea Lion Shores shoot for the stars

Curiously the interminable silence that stretched long and yawning before them before Khatera spoke did not unsettle the angular creature. She proffered a loathsome smirk as the silence bore into them -- and when Khatera spoke her tone lacked the sprightly air it held before.

It pleased Caiaphas greatly that she did not offer a retort. In a slithery, weaselly way, Caiaphas considered this a small victory. She puffed out her chest every so slightly and regarded in the same cool manner Khatera studied her. "No." She answered simply, hoping the succinct reply would spawn another endless lull of silence.

She waited, hoping to see the female fidget in the quiet. After a few moments she spoke again. "You must have a reason for asking that. Where are you from?"