Dragoncrest Cliffs bittersweet, irresistible, a crawling beast

"of course, mon cher," erzulie murmured. meerkat was not ready to surrender any moment where njord might be. she hated to see the young seawife so distraught, but would not seek to draw her away from sapphique again.
not until she was ready.
"de sea takes an' she gives," erzulie said gently. "i do not know if you be a believer in such t'ings, meerkat. but do not be afraid to ask her."
the ruby turned her mintglow eyes out toward the water, the tributaries branching toward the ocean. "she be constant."