Dragoncrest Cliffs and i was extra cold

as dogfish turned and looked around her, sobeille disappeared into the tunneled den.

when she emerged, she saw the fresh mouth of dogfish's new home and smiled secretly; for it faced her own as if two engulfing jaws meeting one another. she would wake up, and dogfish's den would be the first she saw in the morning.

if this was an unhealthy fixation, sobeille did not know it. dat be lookin' good. she announced, placing the thing she'd dragged up from her stores. the first was a glittering gold pearl -- stolen, of course. and the second was the petrified shark tooth val had found and given to her one day. housewarmin' gifts. sobeille cracked a smile, though the gesture did not reach her eyes.