Ankyra Sound lingcod

lots o' crabs, lafayette remarked, nodding. oysters an' urchins, too, in de pools. dunno 'bout seals. his ruddy shoulders lifted and fell in a shrug, his expression fading into something resembling a smile.

he moved forward, looking at the sea, and then back at the woman. 

your name? the boy asked. and where you be from? 

while he waited for her response, he began to snuffle along the beach, looking for anything of note that had washed up. perhaps better to go into the shallows, he thought, and stepped into the water.

the surf was cold and crisp against his ankles, and for the first time in days, he felt some measure of peace in the swirling waves.