Blackbeak Bluff prayer circle

mireille chuckled. "my mamans do not call anyone friend. sapphique be like dat. but — dere was a storm. i was washed down fe river from de cliffs. i could not even tell you where i went. but blackwater foun' me an' helped me heal."
the sand crushed nicely underfoot.
"of course, den de listener sort of angered my mot'er but because of what dey did for me, de alliance held." 
she saw the spiky creatures clinging to a large boulder. mireille trotted over to investigate.