Ankyra Sound the odyssey

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Her daughters accepted her commands in silence, and her soft gaze lingered upon them for a moment. For all their nerves and inner turmoil— they were young, after all, and with the exception of Callantha, they had never lived anywhere other than Themiscrya— they were obedient and respectful. Even her ward, so troublesome and eager to go any way but the Nereides way, had followed dutifully. Minthe nodded her approval, facing back toward the tall sequoias that marked the Sound, and waited in silence. It was the way of the sisterhood to be secretive, and the elder knew better than to announce their presence with a howl— a call that could pinpoint their location for surrounding, rival packs.

But they didn't need to wait long; a sturdy consort approached, his gaze— so much like Grandmother Aktaie's— analyzing them in turn. She could divine none of his assessment, but he appeared to accept them neutrally. They were not chased outright. Still, a tension hung in the air, perhaps Minthe's own, until the grey male introduced the territory and its Queen. She exhaled then, a breath she hadn't known she was holding, and murmured softly to herself, "We have made it, then."

He hadn't spoken in the Sea's tongue, and so Minthe met his gaze with words with lilting common, "It is the Sound we seek; and Her Queen. I am Minthe Nereides, emissary and High Priestess of Themiscrya Coast— and these are my daughters." The male before them was but a simple consort, and so she fed him no more information than that; it was Caiaphas that she truly wished to speak to. Her gaze shifted to a second male— briefly, for he showed deference as was expected— before it returned to the arrogant grey. Her posture was relaxed and unchallenging, yet not submissive; of the Sound, it was only to the sisters that she would show such respect.