Dragoncrest Cliffs Song of the Sea

Ooof! squealed Sobo when a feisty little crab up from the seaside got its pincers around his toe. Being a hardy Pebble of Sapphique, he was quick to compose his reaction. It was his fault, anyway. The crab was minding its own business digging among the shells, but the dark-faced Dahomey-Rivaini cub was too curious for his own good.

He gave his foot a great shake, sending the crab flying. Oh! Sorry! he called out to it when it splashed into the river, moments before Njord's boisterous brogue called his attention away from the river. A boy never forgot about a crab so fast! Sobo scrambled back to the marsh where Mireille was already present, arriving at the tail end of her greeting.

Me neither! he sing-songed, careening into his striped sibling's side and grinning up at his da.