Ravenshook Cliffs serendipity

the leviathan answered with a guttural reply, and the dryad found himself in a sense of sorrow. the stranger believed his ballad unworthy, and the fen thought this untrue. he'd not heard the sea-man sing, but he knew that the ocean listened to all hymns sung for her. "you might be surprised," he let out with deep earnest.

he turned then, out to face the breeze and roar of unrestrained saltwater.

"do you live near to these cliffs?" came the sudden cut of his voice. sea shanties had been spoken, and salt chuck had been smelt. it was assumed the man was of the coast, a seafarer not unlike barbatos himself.