Dragoncrest Cliffs Ayu

Crab, because crab was Suzu’s favorite. Young Swordfish tucked this information in the back of his mind for another time. He had seen her skillfully dispatch one before it had the chance to snip her with its claws. The boy had watched closely, confident that he could do the same thing for himself. He hadn’t taken the chance, yet. It might have been a good thing that Eti wanted to hunt the red shelled creatures.

Crab it is, then. We’ll get ‘nough fer Suzu and Ray, too.

Swordfish had seen the creatures scuttling around on the sand many times. Often, he could see several of them making a path toward the water or to burrow into the sands. He’d enjoyed how strange they looked when they moved.

Betcha yer a man that can nab five on yer own, Swordfish said with a snicker, casting a daring glance toward the masked boy.