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Morenli waved after Edward. Korenjo said to her, “Mother is calling for you, we need to go.” Morenli stared at the departing boat and nodded. They watched as the boat slowly became smaller, just a blip on the horizon, before diving under. They swam in silence until, “I want to learn more...

Korenjo stared at Edward, before turning to Morenli. “He says he’s friends with the winds. Could he…” Morenli was surprised. “Could he be Blessed? But he’s not Kivren.” “Maybe it’s from one of their Gods, I have never heard of this.” The male turned from their whispering to Edward. This is a...

Korenjo shrugged. “Fine.” He paused, then continued, “‘It?’ What do you mean by that?” Korenjo felt confused by the sentence. Unless this human thought there were two winds or something, the words just didn’t make sense. Morenli looked on, waiting for a translation. Edward Lorain

Eyeing the “wood,” she again raised her hands towards it. It felt…rough, some wedges, but Morenli felt surprised by the new texture. It was somewhat smooth too, reminding her of the debris tucked in corners of the sea-bed. Korenjo came up behind here, staring at the boat. He was a bit curious...

Morenli nodded in greeting. Korenjo had taught her the basic greeting in Common, so she hesitated for some moments before speaking, voice raspy and almost otherworldly, “Hello.” The word felt strange on her tongue, though. She looked at the boat. Looking close, there wasn’t much on it, but...

“Moren, you have never been interested in the lands or anything like that; why are you so interested in him?” The pair of siblings watched as Edward built what Korenjo called a “boat,” made by humans to pass the seas. Morenli replied, “Why not? He needed help, so I gave him that. Besides, this...

Edward bared his teeth, but his tone seemed relatively friendly. In the sea, baring teeth was considered a sure-fire act of violence, but maybe these “humans” didn’t have the same implications? That’s intriguing. Hesitating for a moment, Morenli bared her teeth back, revealing sharp fangs that...

So the strange-looking extremities were detachable! Curious. Morenli watched as Edward pulled out various strange objects, including one she had seen before. Won’t he need them? She swam back and grabbed the detached extremities, they felt very strange. She then came beside Edward, taking care...

Morenli frowned, but nodded. Korenjo looked at the nearest land. It was almost a speck on the horizon; it would be quite a chore to swim for a human. Hopefully this one won’t die in the process, they were so fragile. “There’s a forest there, but not many creatures. Wait till the morning to see...

“This is the Kiva archipelago. No ships are sailing here right now, you will have to wait until morning. And this is my sister.” Morenli asked, “What did he say?” “He’s from Alliria—remember that ship I showed you? It was from there. He got intoxicated and fell into the sea. He said to thank...

Korenjo eyed Edward suspiciously, saying in a low voice “Moren, who is this human? Why are you with him?” Korenjo probably thought the being was holding her captive. Morenli assured him, “He’s not here to harm. I saw him drowning so I picked him up. We can’t understand each other though. Is he...

She nodded. “Peace be with you, Edward.” Edward. What a strange name, though not a bad one. Morenli was pretty confused with Edward—what he was, how he got so deep underwater (especially because he couldn’t breathe there), and of course, how to get him back to where he came from. From Edward’s...

The being seemed to finally calm down. At least, he didn’t look like he was choking on kelp anymore. They—he?—offered Morenli a smile, saying something in their language. Since they weren’t scared and smiling, maybe they were thanking her? In any case, she should introduce herself. Perhaps that...

Morenli had no idea what she was looking at. She was just going to come to the upper levels for food when she had stumbled across this drowning being. The creature was clearly not meant for being in water, given their thrashing and lack of buoyancy. She observed as the being slowly stopped...

For whatever reason, you are drowning in the middle of the night. Perhaps it’s an adventure gone haywire, perhaps you just wanted to go for a swim and somehow ended up in this state. The unforgiving darkness pulls you deeper and deeper, until you start to feel the overwhelming pressure on...