Ankyra Sound and do the aqua-boogie, win lots of goodies maybe

the man's inviting smile and gentle invitation was met with a hard stare. nuh uh, no way. val's lips thinned as he remained rooted. "no, thank you." the boy answered in perfunctory, perfectly polite dismissal.

even if the water was shallow, even if it looked hauntingly beautiful the way the electric blue light arced off of the surface of the water and dappled the stranger's belly -- even if it was perfectly harmless, val could not do it.

"they look like stars." val commented by way of deflection, feeling the cold sand as it seeped between his claws. unaware he had been clenching the earth this whole time, valravn released the tension in his shoulders and began to look from the sea, to the glittering heavens above.

despite the mystic feeling of this realm and how it captured Val’s heart, it wasn’t long before the boy stated he needed to go. turning for home, val began to construct a little song in his head featuring kharibdys, the giant of this giant, wonderful world — and how he brought the heavens to the sea and stars to the water.