Ocean's Breath Plateau eld-aunt

tullik had strengthened, grown into her place beside the sea. if she missed the mountains and their paths, it did not show. chakliux caught appreciatively at her fur, tasting the ocean on her hackles.
"some seal hunter women adorn themselves with these scars, for their own reasons." his eyes were bright. "cut deeply. black shell rubbed into it. very much pain. but very beautiful. yet you would be either way, annak!"
his voice, a tease; his eyes, gleaming.