Wheeling Gull Isle mouhai

not for the first time did ava look upon heda, and think her mother impossibly beautiful. there was something about heda and caracal both -- they were touched by a grace that bolted past ava like a misfired arrow.

her ears pressed forward as heda marched towards the pools, announcing they were to hunt clams among the flotsam. ava had no idea what clams were -- she made a quiet inquiring noise as she fell in step alongside her mother.