Delta had never thought of joining a kingdom before; the pull of following the currents was far too strong to keep himself tethered to one territory, but Loch's musings on Dusknora made him strangely homesick. He almost wanted to ask more, but pricked his ears instead at Loch's offer to follow. So they would have to leave the water to get there?
A stubborn, fearful part of him wanted to resist, but he liked speaking to Loch. It had been so long since he'd spent time with another from the water, for just a little while perhaps, he could put up with the discomfort of the land to continue it? He followed the wolf's gaze upwards and watched as the light dappling the water's surface ebbed and faded to oranges and reds, and blinked with surprise at how quickly the time had passed. He gnawed at the inside of his cheek, weighing the choice between remaining stuck to the ocean floor or dragging himself ashore with Loch.
His choice was cemented when the wolf spoke again, and hesitantly, Delta steeled his resolve and nodded.
"Yes--alright. I'd like to, please," Delta meowed, wrestling the instinct to bury himself further into the sand where it was safe and dark and he didn't have to walk. "Ah, is there a river near the territory? Outside? I could stop there. I do not want to trespass."
The little cat sucked a deep breath through his gills before pushing himself off the sand with a flap of his fins, anxious energy buzzing beneath his fur as he looked upwards again towards the distant surface. As frightening as the idea seemed to get so far from the water, he would follow Loch.
A stubborn, fearful part of him wanted to resist, but he liked speaking to Loch. It had been so long since he'd spent time with another from the water, for just a little while perhaps, he could put up with the discomfort of the land to continue it? He followed the wolf's gaze upwards and watched as the light dappling the water's surface ebbed and faded to oranges and reds, and blinked with surprise at how quickly the time had passed. He gnawed at the inside of his cheek, weighing the choice between remaining stuck to the ocean floor or dragging himself ashore with Loch.
His choice was cemented when the wolf spoke again, and hesitantly, Delta steeled his resolve and nodded.
"Yes--alright. I'd like to, please," Delta meowed, wrestling the instinct to bury himself further into the sand where it was safe and dark and he didn't have to walk. "Ah, is there a river near the territory? Outside? I could stop there. I do not want to trespass."
The little cat sucked a deep breath through his gills before pushing himself off the sand with a flap of his fins, anxious energy buzzing beneath his fur as he looked upwards again towards the distant surface. As frightening as the idea seemed to get so far from the water, he would follow Loch.