Sleeping Dragons

She watched with pride as he observed the world. As she saw him lift a paw over the surface she grimaced with a flash of concern then a consternated grin. A shake of her head, she rolled her eyes at him. Just like his father, teasing her and pushing the boundaries.

"Of course, I don't think you will, I just worry you might." She exasperated.

She walked a different pool, her eye watching him carefully as her paws dug into the strange ground. Gritty, nigh salty. How close to the ocean was this? She wandered behind him so she could glance westward and still have him in her sights. The ocean licked the shore a ways away. The sounds were deafened by the distance.

"I thought I saw a great shoot of water once in the winter. I wonder if they shoot up during other times." She mused aloud. The water remained perceptively still in the perfectly round pools.