Wheeling Gull Isle his foolish decrees, his words so contrived

The other young man with the—what was that?! Big. . .fish thing— He was obviously irked by the Sapphique boy's assumption and responded in kind, wheeling 'round to instead present her with his latest catch.

Lilitu smiled and would've blushed, were she human. Uh, thank you, she said, taking the. . .fish from the boy and then placing it on the sand with some feigned reverence. He seemed proud of it, after all.

Theo—for this had to be Theo, right? He was around the same age as Etienne and Suzu—soon moved toward them as well, offering an apology. The tension in the air was thick, and she cast soft glances at them both, trying to quell any feelings of resentment.

It's been a hard few days for all of us, Lilitu explained. I know I've lost track of things since the bear, came. Here, she said, pushing the shark toward the two. You should take it and share. Uh. . .what is it?