Ocean's Breath Plateau star shell

"you have me, tullik." in the manner of a man he wished for them to seek one another, to stave away the solemnity with the heat of nearness and love.
but he was guilty of his unexpected, near-unwanted response, and so only enfolded tullik with a soft sigh and a welcoming within himself at the cool touch of the seawater, the breeze, the taste of saltpine.
but the seal hunter did not allow himself to weep. and he truly did not allow himself to imagine a home and a people and a village without marina.