A kiokote stood in a shallow tidal inlet, shivering violently. It was winter, and the water streaming through the reeds was quite cold. But she was determined.

She scowled into the water, lunged, and stood up again, empty-mouthed.

Floating on Clouds groaned in frustration. She didn't know she was pregnant. She just knew she wanted some fish. And she wasn't very good at catching them.

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There was a turtle fishing nearby, a turtle who all of a sudden felt drawn to a presence.

Tidal Terror wasn't going out of her way much to speak to other kin right now, as she was a bit spent from the winter market (and the blessings she had to juggle with that).

But when duty called, she pulled herself out of her little social hibernation.

The turtle swam through the water despite the chill, and popped up near the kiokote and looked up at her with a friendly little blink.

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Floating on Clouds looked down at the turtle curiously. It seemed oddly friendly; large turtles didn't usually pay other creatures much mind, but this one appeared to be interested in her.

Well, maybe it could help her with her current predicament. She smiled down at it. "Could you help me, friend? I'm trying to catch some fish, you see." She felt a little silly talking to a turtle, but there was something about its beady, glowing eyes that felt intelligent.

Glowing eyes were a bit of an unusual trait for a turtle, but Floating on Clouds didn't question it. The swamp was full of strange things.

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