Ocean's Breath Plateau restless

This looked lonely! I can pull him at any point if Marina does show up.

The boy kept to himself when the visitors arrived. His father bade that he be friendly and helpful, which was commonplace for him and easy to do, but he remained wary. A part of Raiyuk hoped to see his mother Nasamik among the visitors — at the same time, he was afraid — and when she did not arrive with them, there was a gladness in his heart that confused him. He did love his mother. He loved her and he missed her dearly, but he also held resentment for her absence. If she had been among the visitors he did not know how that would have affected him — and as glad to avoid the moment.

He wandered the beach for a time, letting the visitors get settled. As he was heading back towards the ulax that had been set up, he caught sight of a pale figure who was almost familiar, and felt his heart leap in to his throat, but he knew it was not her. As Raiyuk drifted closer he gave a small bow of his head to the woman and smiled a reluctant greeting.