Ocean's Breath Plateau lotus root

dutch had once told he and raiyuk of sea-creatures, of beauty which lived in the very waves. he saw it now in the curl of her fur and the sleepy openness of those dreaming eyes; but he did not allow himself to look overmuch at simbelmyne.
callyope had made him feel less than, and in living history it was the first time chakliux had questioned his own practices — questioned the happiness of marina and tullik.
he did not want simbelmyne to see how he thought himself inferior, for a moment, to the sunshine;
and he did not want to disrespect either she or dutch.
"do not apologize, please." the seal hunter gestured to the parcel of sea roughage."my children hunted another seal. i have brought you your share."