Ankyra Sound the odyssey

Like her sister, Nesaea too prayed routinely, wishing for a safe journey to the place their sister had abandoned. She hoped Aktaiê found herself well serving under the Protomedeia, not wanting to have ill feelings towards her older sister but agreeing with her mother's decision to send her there. It wouldn't do to have a branch of Themiscrya led by an outsider, one who could easily lead them astray — and so the girl was happy to come along with her mother and sibling who would return to this Ankyra Sound and set things straight.

She found herself growing irritated and anxious the further they strayed from the sea, her aching paws and muscles adding to her displeasure, though she never voiced her discomfort, remaining silent for most of the journey. It was only when the fresh scent of the ocean and sequoia trees grew stronger did the nymph perk up, quickening her step as they came to the edge of a grand forest. She gazed up at it with fascination before taking her place slightly behind her sister, ears lowered shyly.

She turned to her mother as she spoke, giving a small nod before her gaze flicked to Leucothoë and then Callantha, who was staring off into the distance sullenly. The tip of her tail flicked in mild annoyance, both at the white-furred ward's moodiness and the fact that they would be required to show respect and acceptance to the foreign Queen of Ankyra. She didn't like the fact that one not of Themiscrya blood led the Sound, but she would withhold her judgement until she came out to meet them.