Ankyra Sound a shadow of the past

chani's jawline trembled in the stress of this. she chose to meet strangers, they did not wash up so close to her home. she could see he was chased with all manner of seaweed and kelp, and in her youthful mind she was quite concerned as to where he had come from, and if he was even real.
"what is your name?" she asked, not coming closer but not retreating. "you be close to sapphique, so," thinking of her mother's ferocity and her aunt's fire, "have a good reason, oui?"