Gyrfalcon's Keep Woodsmoke and oranges

rusalka is not so sure that he entirely believes her when she speaks that children are not so difficult. from what he saw of his younger half siblings: they were plenty difficult.

but perhaps that was just the curse of being cairn. temperaments ranged and tended to be as mercurial as the sea. at least, kraken's children were.

and how do you wish to be pampered? asks the leviathan of the sea, deep, smoky timbre taking on an edge that tastes playful. flirty, even.