Ocean's Breath Plateau But it's the season of the sticks.

Sea Hunter did not know the words that his newest acquaintance spoke, nor did he register the frustration behind them. So when Cen paused to look down at him with a cold stare, the young seal hunter loped closer and pressed himself against the adult's forelimbs.

Fffff, he babbled, the note muffled by the shell he carried. He wanted to show it off, this gift his father had given before his departure and wished to be opened on his return. He could only imagine what treasure might be within!