Ocean's Breath Plateau All I can say is that my life is pretty plain

Marina dissolved into laughter as her prank dawned on Chagak, prancing away but not quite quick enough to avoid the slap of seaweed against her feet. Her son was a fiery boy. She told herself she didn't favor any of her children, yet there was a soft place in her heart reserved for him.

He was so much Chakliux's son. So much her son. Theirs. Marina hopped back and fell into a bow, challenging him now. She would play only gently with him, mindful of how small he still was, but she wasn't unaware of Chagak's penchant for excitement. Her first children had been quieter, but she didn't mind this, either.