my old aches

"Okay, no more! I promise!" Kisu shouted to Jinx as she walked warily in front of him. She had just sprayed him with her shaken off water, and Kisu was beginning to freeze. The sea was very cold due to the chilly weather, and he couldn't wait until it warmed again. He was sure that he smelled of ocean now.

He watched her grab the bark and before doing the same, he spoke. "Why don't we put these somewhere safe and then go find Ahklut?" Kisu figured she would agree, since they had already decided on that before -- he just felt strange always having silence between them without at least a small break every now and then for words.