Dragoncrest Cliffs Toujours

He stiffened like a nervous colt feeling a blanket spread across his withers for the first time. Cool water poured down his nape and threaded its way through his fur and back down to the ground, where it disappeared in the sand. She put the conch on the ground and nosed away a rivulet of water from his cheek, rumbling affectionately in his ear as a means to congratulate and calm.

She stepped back, now considering Valravn a leader as well, bathing him in a proud smile.

"We welcome Valravn to de role of Aventurine,
to 'elp guide us an' lead us t'rough thick an' thin.
To Sapphique, you be true,
we 'ave faith in you,
an' we now invite de pearl ceremony to begin!"

She chimed.

"Take your oysters, an' choose t'ree.
Open one at a time, until you see
a pearl- it will tell your destiny."

She said, stepping back and fully expecting a bit of a ruckus to break out amongst the young ones as they picked out their oysters.