I havе never known a silence like the one fallen here.

After their raid on Valhalla, the girl hadn't been in any rush to get back to the cove. She had won her first fights, and regardless of the outcome, she could hold her head high knowing she had done her part. The rain was refreshing after the heat of the sand, even under the moon to save her delicate nose from the suns burning rays. Her coat still glowed softly with her movements as the sky began to lighten, signifying the start of another day.

The teenager sighed as she approached the edge of the gorge, amber eyes raking across the bolder riddled gorge-sides, clear cave openings, hungry and gaping like mouths. Well, at least they might give her some cover from the sun, if it ever chose to break through the clouds... and what were the chances of the ground water rising and trapping her underground? Her muzzle wrinkled. She didn't think it was worth it... But did he?

Silently, she watched the boy, knowing it wasn't Sakana from the height he carried well over and above the young pirate. She spoke without thinking. "Lost somethin?"