Gilded Bay Deep Dark Unknown

A day at the beach wasn't the worst way to spend a day. Valiant watched the fish, too, and then lifted his head to look out at the waves for a moment, measuring the tide. His gaze snapped back to the woman when she spoke, and he flashed a little smile, as if sharing between them an inside joke.

"I'll know it when I see it," he replied, his tone mild.

His steps were surer as he moved from this tidepool to the next, passing by the woman with a brief glance that invited her along. He didn't stray far, however, and at the next pool, he got down onto his belly to examine its contents just a little more closely. A tiny crab scuttled out of his reach, into one of the jagged crevices that dug so cleverly between his toes. Nearer to him, the tentacles of an anemone swayed with the rippling waters.

"I dare you to eat that thing," he said, pointing to the smaller of the two.