Ankyra Sound totem

No, she admitted, not really. Just something pretty. Something that won’t break easily or rot, Pie thought to add as she stepped away from the shattered sand dollar.

She approached the surf alongside Hakumele, noting some small fish flitting about in the roiling shallows. Those might make a good snack, though Pie doubted she could ever catch one. Besides, she wasn’t looking for food today. She wanted something that would last. In hindsight, the sand dollar had been too fragile for her purposes.

Maybe, like, a piece of driftwood or a fancy stone. Something like that. A seashell might be cool, but it’s probably too breakable, she thought aloud as she waded into the seawater again. Definitely something sturdy, Treepie concluded, careful not to explain why it needed to hold up wear and tear.