Ocean's Breath Plateau thorn boy

which one of his children now crept upon him? before chakliux could turn to confront them with a laugh, puffin shouted out a whoop so loud that the entire flock took to the air in a buffeting cloud of squawking black.
his leap backward might have knocked the girl over; he turned as the birds settled far out on the sea, indignant. "look! you have scared them all with your great seal hunter shout!" he praised puffin, amused. "you followed me a while. very silent. very good."