Ankyra Sound digital bath

his name is mulherin, and he's from — the rise? she calls back, head leaning sideward. it sounded mysterious, vague as it was. oddly fitting for a boy like him. it's a day of firsts for you, isn't it?
he confidently swims out to meet her, and though she almost thought he would be frantic and inexperienced, he is steady. he meets her side and she feels a brilliant rush of exhiliration, meeting the eyes of wild ember with a suddenly sheepish look of her own. dinah had never done this before! so far from home, hanging out with a strange boy. she's suddenly sure daddy must be rolling in his grave right about now.
he asks of her home, and she sobers from the heady warmth, a coolness caught in her breath. my island is probably about a day or two's travel from here. but i haven't been there in a while, a long while. i've been living with my mom and my sister in rivenwood. but it got kinda crowded, so, i've been travelling, and now... here i am.
she flicks a few droplets of water toward him, and watches as they roll off the oilslick coat. she shivers. what about you, mulherin from the rise? waves started to call your name too?