Dragoncrest Cliffs Of moon, of sea

some slight PP to set the scene, lmk if that is not ok <3

when sobeille mentioned the pearl ceremony, she'd been thinking of just herself and ajei. her gaze cut to arrluk abruptly as he was invited along -- something she had exactly zero intention of entertaining.

but ajei was sweet -- sobeille knew enough of her friend to know she would be crestfallen that arrluk was excluded. deflated but quickly regaining ground, sobeille considered lying. we don't be doin' pearl ceremonies for boys, she could have said -- and it would be so easy, too. yet, something within discouraged her from lying to ajei.

dat be fine. sobeille said coolly, the coldness of her gaze on arrluk communicating it was anything but. follow me!! we will 'ave to find our own oysters, bein' dat dey don't keep well. but i know a place! she waved them on with a fan of her tail, adopting a supple trot down towards the bay.

it did not take long before their path spat them through a tunnel and out the other side, where the bay thundered against the shore. to a novice, it might look imposing. to sobeille, it was exhilarating. she turned to them both and asked how be your swimmin'? she secretly hoped arrluk lied and found himself tested by the waves -- but none of this showed in the glint of her yellow gaze.