Something new?

As she paddled about, the girl listened to her uncles words. She wasn't really able to respond, so she hoped that he knew she was listening. After paddling around for a moment, Aia made her way back to the little stone shelf, water dripping from her slick coat as she sat in the shallows. Uncle Kotori always had some words of encouragement for her and it made the girl feel like she could do anything with enough practice.

Birds sang in the surrounding trees and the small child listened to them, her gaze on the warm mist drifting upwards through the air where it slowly disappeared. It was a little stinky, but Aia decided that she liked this place. The heated water had felt nice. A drastic difference from the cold waters of other places. Kotori asked her about Elysiums waters and the girl shook her head. "Too cold and I'm too small." Dad had taken her to see the water though, both ocean and lake.

Blue eyed shifted as the girl considered her uncle. "Why don't you have any pups, Uncle Kotori? You're old enough, right?" Children didn't have very good filters so the young girl asked what was on her mind. She tilted her head slightly as she waited for an answer.

"Aia Indarra"