Come down, come down sweet reverence

Jynn worked her way back into Auster, trailing along the eastern coast as she went. As she came to the Hermit's Cove she paused to take a look around. It was almost noon and the pale blue sky was clear except for a few white and gray clumps of clouds, one to the east and another to the west. Far off she could see the ocean, a calm and neutral blue. Barely a breeze disturbed the air.

She padded through the unique terrain, watching her step as she went for the cove was a rocky place covered in tawny sands and punctuated here and there by jagged pools of water. Water so clear you could see down into it. Clumps of olive green sea grass and other shrubs grew here and there and she caught site of a pair of red crabs scuttling swiftly into the water as she walked by. Others scouted the beach for shells or milled about picking food from the sand.

Sparrow decided to take a breather back to Auster while she sorted out her mind. The sun beat down overhead, able to dodge the few clouds that could have offered her relief. Sparrow tried to will a gust of wind to push that one cloud just a little to the left, but it stayed put. Sparrow almost wished she had chosen a better place to vacay- maybe like the ocean over there? Mayne that one pool of water with the nice grasses next to it? Maybe- Oh. Hello. Nearly blending into the sand despite her darkened tips, Jynn stood not too far off. Sparrow let out a bark, her tail wagging behind her as she trotted towards the woman. "Jynn! Who knew you were a hermit?" she joked. "Y'know, since Hermit's Cove and all." Sparrow threw on her best cheesy smile, past woes of ex-or-maybe-stolen girlfriends suddenly far behind her.

Come down, come down sweet reverence

Jynn bounded toward the nearest crab and with a deft swipe of her paw sent it tumbling across the sand and into a pool with a plop. She giggled, scouting for more crabs to pick on and potential eat until she heard someone shout her name. Jynn looked up to see the familiar face of Sparrow. Jynn grinned and turned her focus entirely to the other woman. "Sparrow! Well, this is a treat. How have you been? I should've realized I might find a pirate so close to these waters. Would you happen to be out exploring? I wouldn't mind a little company." She'd been kicking around the idea of starting her own band for wandering explorers but she just couldn't bring herself to commit so in some ways she was living a hermit-like life.

Jynn stopped to focus on Sparrow and God be damned if her heart didn't skip a beat. She was so weak for cute women. A crab crawled silently past Jynn in the background and Sparrow pulled her focus to that for a moment to keep the stupid smile off her face as Jynn greeted her. She asked how Sparrow had been and asked if she was out exploring. "Things are good!" she said, even if it was a little bit of a lie. She had no reason to show it to this lovely lady. "And yes, I am exploring. Gotta keep things fresh for the pirates, you know?" She paused for a beat, "I'd wouldn't mind being your company. Dunno about little, though." Sparrow watched as two crabs showed off to one another with their claws before one scampered away into a hole Sparrow didn't even know was there. It was probably the glare from the sun above that hid the holes so well and Sparrow wondered how they were able to see with their beady little eyes. "How are things with you? Still roaming?" She busied herself for a moment by poking her nose into a hole she suspected might have a crab in it. "Do you know if you can eat these guys?"

Come down, come down sweet reverence

Sparrow seemed to be doing well and Jynn was glad to hear it. "Well, your timing is good with winter coming to Boreas." Auster would be entering summer soon and it would be the place to be for those sick of winter. Though, she still planned to do some exploring in the northern territories.

Sparrow agreed to give her some company and she laughed. "Fair point!" Sparrow was a good deal taller than her despite her lengthy legs. She continued to trot along the beach, beckoning Sparrow to follow her as she headed westward. "Yep, things are good and now that the weather's gotten a bit better exploring has really been more enjoyable. I'm headed out to the Falls actually, want to follow along?" She could understand if Sparrow was headed out to the Isle instead.

Sparrow asked if the crabs could be eaten and Jynn nodded. "I've heard of some wolves eating them but I don't know how."

Jynn reminded Sparrow that winter was to come soon and Sparrow tossed a glance skywards, "God, wasn't it just winter?" She slipped back into an easy trot beside Jynn as they roamed the beach, Sparrow stopping every so often to look at a stray pool or hole. Jynn asked if Sparrow wanted to come to the Falls with her and Sparrow pretended that her heart didn't skip a beat, "Aw, it's a date!" she reaffirmed, but got a little too giddy at the fouble meaning and decided to play it off casually. "Okay, but I'm taking him with us to the Falls," she said as she snatched up a crab gingerly.