I'm gonna burn brighter every time you throw me in the fire

Eltrys strolled down from the cliffs and around to the beach edge. Just as the sun dipped under the horizon did he step languidly over the shoreline into the shallows. He would always be enraptured by the brilliant glowing of the strange magic within the waters. To others, there was a valid explanation. To him, it didn't matter. The lights of the strange tiny glowing creatures were more exciting than the stars.

He kicked and walked and swam through the glow. A growl from the shoreline brought his attention up to Dagdrin, the muscular fossa on the shore, alerting Eltrys to a stranger on the beach. The saltwater, seaweed, sand, and algae smells had covered the scent he had been meaning to find the owner of. A dark woman he could barely make out against the pale sands, making her way down to the shore. He swept his paw through the water again, the glow so bright it nearly made him fireblind as he watched her.

He lifted a deep woof to her, a warm greeting. Who was she?

"Speech!"