Straw in the Wind

Ulmaria paused to consider her sister's words. Aoede had a point. "Hmm, yea. I bet there are a lot of other lands out there. Maybe we can find the bestest of the best lands!" Aoede sprang over the roots as the duo continued forward. It was all going smoothly. There didn't seem to be anything to strange here until Ulmaria spied a large, ugly, snapping turtle, sunning itself on the shore of a particularly large lagoon.

"Ao! Ao! Look at that thing. What do you think that is?" She took a few steps closer, ears forward and alert, one paw hovering in the air as she debated how safe it was to get closer. It didn't look like it would be to fast and dangerous but then looks could be deceiving.