Firefly Glen to the ocean so far away

huā was very pretty, kukutux realized belatedly. this sensation was exacerbated by the woman's revelation of her namesake, something that the moonstar could see. her companion was indeed some vestige of water; she thought of all the spirits she had been taught names, and the ones that lay below the surface of the great sea were important indeed.

"you are well-named," she admitted meekly, though her springjade eyes stole to those of the salt-maid. for all that a pearl might be, it carried a lovely elegance to it that huā wore as if it were a fine caribou robe.