Ocean's Breath Plateau auntspeak

Matteo's mood had remained subdued. He had returned to the beach to hunt, but instead had fallen into a repetitive pace amongst the surf.

Letting the cool waters foam around his inky paws, he thought of Raiyuk. How the seaboy seemed to ooze confidence was a mystery to him. Many a time had he looked back at himself in the reflection of a tidepool and saw nothing but a coward, a shadow to someone else. Or, perhaps, more truthfully, a boy who was yet to find his way in life.

Chakliux would soon find him kicking rocks along the sand, seemingly deep in thought.