The girl had been in rough shape, she was still struggling to wrap her head around the fact that she wasn't supposed to scratch at the mushrooms that sprouted from her skin. It didn't take much for her to forget, however, when they sprouted from an ear or in a fold of her skin. Ooze dripped from her ear, which wasn't so bad, since now it let her hear the waves, but her vision was partially obscured by a new nub that the girl was almost certain would bloom into a full blown mushroom in no time. Her sister had tried washing her wounds with salt water when she was smaller. Now Fuji had headed back to the Armada, just for a little while, to learn some new things, maybe get some advise, well, she was sure she could manage to splash some water on the oozy bits herself.

Seabirds wheeled overhead, and she narrowed her eyes against the glare of the sun, watching the water roll in with trepidation. Perhaps that bit out in the middle would be better? It certainly seemed calmer than the water out here... At least to her. It just might take some wading to get there? She could manage that.

Alvar still hadn’t learnt how to swim, but near drowning didn’t do anything to dampen his enthusiasm. Seeing his sister investigating the Swallet Ring, he trotted over to her. She was already a touch taller than him, (which was unforgivable on her part) and gave her a better distance she could reach before her head went under water.

Luckily, she was in shallow water that allowed him to reach her without another ‘attempt’ at swimming. He splashed up to her, making sure his front paws hit the water heavily as he approached, sending droplets over her. “Whatcha looking at?” He asked, trying to follow her line of sight out across the Swallow.

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Morganna's quilled tail waved happily as her brother splashed closer, she was mindful to not whack him with it too hard as he stopped by her side in the shin deep water. "I wanna go out there, check out the big puddle." She gestured with a tip of her nose towards the sandy ring. With the tide currently low, they shouldn't have to go too far out, right? "See, i'looks like theres no waves, an' the white birds look like they are fishing. Might be good snacks!" She attempted to tempt her brother to join her. They'd just have to be brave enough to get past the choppy waves first... and then hope the tide hadn't come in before they headed back home...

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Alvar wrinkled his nose and narrowed his eyes in an attempt to better see where Morganna was pointing. She wanted to go all the way out there, and investigate another bit of water? Just so long as it wasn’t super deep, otherwise they might be in trouble. “Think they’re tasty?” He asked hopefully at the mention of white birds.

Oh well, no time like the present, right? “Race you there, last one to the big puddle has to hunt a bird for the winner!” He yelled out, already stomping through the water before he had finished speaking. He wasn’t the most elegant in his style of running through the shallow water, but what he lacked in style he more than made up for in sheer determination.

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At Alvar's challenge the young girl perked up. She had a little on him in the heigh department and hoped to use it to her advantage as she charged forward through the waves, keeping her eyes forward to try and spot where the sandbars were barely submerged to give her a bit less resistance from the water. It was too close to call when they finally made it out to the sandy ring, the high pitched shrieking of the birds overhead even sharper in her ears. The girl watched on with wonder as they seemed to fall from the sky and into the water, emerging with small silver fingerling fish (or not). It seemed some of the birds were better at it than others.

Movement in the corner of her eye drew her attention down to the sand. "Check it out Var!" Morganna bounded forward, "That rocks got legs!" And big pincers. But she hadn't quite figured that bit out yet.

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He could feel water splashing up his legs as he tore across the shallow sandbar. Despite putting his head down and taking a little advantage from starting the race when he said - instead of when Morganna was ready, they were neck to neck when they arrived. Breathing heavily and laughing while he caught his breath, Morganna was already moving, and finding things to explore.

Not to be outdone, he trotted forward to where she had found a moving rock. “Ohh! A moving rock? That sounds cool” Alvar said with excitement, reaching forward to poke it with his nose. He wanted to see if he could make it move, too!


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