Ankyra Sound Time given

Ashlar was absorbed in his game and the delight of the water at his paws. When two swift and sharp cries cut through the sound of the water, he was caught by surprise. As the bard stumbled sideways, he lost his footing and wound up dunked beneath the water.

He'd never heard a coastal bird that close and had no clue where the noise had come from. When he came up sputtering, he looked around with his tail and body language slung suddenly low. Generally the things that were prey would run and hide when wolves played nearby. It was the things that threatened that made noise and Ashlar had no desire to fight today.

He didn't see Chacal hiding but, as he didn't spot any immediate threats, his instinctual fear melted into confusion and curiosity. There wasn't anything here, but there had to be something.