Blackwater Islands bailando

quick cameo!

At the clarion sound of his mate's return, Ego appeared at the treeline, scanning the shore of the bridge until two figures emerged from the tumultuous surf. The cast iron wolf approached to receive the freshly returned @Cerulean, hanging back as she relinquished her companion to the nebulous form of the Listener.

From a distance, he looked over the newcomer -- a creature as dainty as a matchstick and just as pitiful when wet. She seemed to be on the verge of tears.

When Marina was dismissed, Ego happily collected her, eager to abscond into the woods. But before they were gone, he caught the Listener's first words to the unfortunate Belen, and he thought it a miserable welcome.