Sardines on Toast

Locha jolted up and away from her concentration when she heard a small thump, followed by a pup-like squeal. Eyes wide, she turned around quickly, looking back at her fish pile, only to see her niece Cirrus on the ground and rubbing her nose beside it. She had yet to meet her little niece, but she'd heard of her blindness, and of the tentative healing that was happening. Locha smiled and hopped over to a rock closer to the shore, trying to make a bit of noise to alert the pup of her presence.
"It's nice to see you've met my fish pile, Cirrus." she said in a teasing tone.

"ICECOLD"