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---------------known as the queen โ tagged kai โ word count 811
-----โค iolani woke with a fright, clutching ghosts that weren't there as if she was trying to save her own life. images of her mother flashed before her eyes, her mind recalling what would be their last conversation as the prior queen left the tribe. it caused tears to spring to iolani's eyes, though she quickly suppressed the overwhelming feeling of grief that washed over her and wiped them away. there would be no time for reminiscing, especially when she had a tribe to run. considering how young the newly founded queen was, merely thinking it and acting on it were two very different things. it was proving more difficult than she originally anticipated, but she would not be discouraged.
----- not at a time like this.
----- she recalled yesterday when she first felt the shifting of the tides. a quick tug on her tail was all it took for iolani to sense the incoming storm. her tribe had experienced much worse, but bunkering down in the coves proved how safe they were under the blanket of the ocean's waves. they had gone about their day as if it were normal, when the rain began to fall on the surface. she stared up at it, as massive ripples began to pattern themselves in a beautiful chaos. they had all retired for the evening when the surf began to push and pull, sending massive waves crashing down with a fury only mother nature herself could deliver.
----- now, this morning, all was calm. the sea was back to its peaceful demeanor. iolani calmly flicked her tail, pushing her out of her cave and into the open water. her amber eyes warily scanned the edges of the border, attempting to make out any sign of a threat. though her eyesight could not see as far as she'd like (as the further she looked into the ocean the cloudier her vision became) she was able to make out the outline of a massive object in the distance. she assumed it was a massive object, however, as it was merely a dark spot in the ocean that didn't fit in. it was hard to make out, and the longer she stared the more out of focus it would become.
----- iolani was quickly becoming frustrated as she struggled to put together pieces as to what the obstruction may be, but she wasn't allowed to ponder on it for very long as she felt a gentle hand on her shoulder. although she was startled, her body did not move and no emotion crossed her face. she could not allow any sign of fear or weakness show through, as was per her code. she turned and faced the merman behind her, her tail fanning out behind her like a glorious cape. kai. her close friend and ally who also had the blessing of being called her tribe's oracle. she could practically feel the nervous fear radiating from him waves.
----- she listened carefully to his words and switched her gaze back out to the ocean, attempting to absorb their impact. iolani immediately knew it had to be because of the object she could not make out, it was the only explanation. irritation set in, knowing that as the alpha she should have picked up on this disturbance before someone told her about it. it was her own obliviousness that had obscured this conclusion from her mind. instead of chanelling this frustration into her words, however, she composed herself and thoughtfully responded, "we should send a patrol out to investigate that..." her voice trailed off as she was once again stumped about the identity of the mass, gesturing off in its direction uselessly. "that thing. i'll take a few of the hunters with me and i think i would feel better if you were to also accompany me."
----- with a polite dip of her head to her oracle, she swam in the direction of the camp, attempting to search out the hunters who would most likely already be out in search for food this morning. after searching through the caves and examining the camp, just as expected, there was no sign of the hunters anywhere. not discouraged, she turned back to kai and yelled, "i'm going to go try to find the others. wait for me here." she swam in the direction of the most frequented hunting spot, though she noted as she swam that no fish darted by her side as they normally did. in fact, besides the mass in the distance she had spotted this morning, there had been no other signs of life. it had to be associated with the mysterious object, there was no other explanation.
----- iolani picked up speed towards her location to find the others as quickly as she could. something wasn't right and she was sure that if they found the reason, the ocean would settle.
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---------------known as the queen โ tagged kai โ word count 811
-----โค iolani woke with a fright, clutching ghosts that weren't there as if she was trying to save her own life. images of her mother flashed before her eyes, her mind recalling what would be their last conversation as the prior queen left the tribe. it caused tears to spring to iolani's eyes, though she quickly suppressed the overwhelming feeling of grief that washed over her and wiped them away. there would be no time for reminiscing, especially when she had a tribe to run. considering how young the newly founded queen was, merely thinking it and acting on it were two very different things. it was proving more difficult than she originally anticipated, but she would not be discouraged.
----- not at a time like this.
----- she recalled yesterday when she first felt the shifting of the tides. a quick tug on her tail was all it took for iolani to sense the incoming storm. her tribe had experienced much worse, but bunkering down in the coves proved how safe they were under the blanket of the ocean's waves. they had gone about their day as if it were normal, when the rain began to fall on the surface. she stared up at it, as massive ripples began to pattern themselves in a beautiful chaos. they had all retired for the evening when the surf began to push and pull, sending massive waves crashing down with a fury only mother nature herself could deliver.
----- now, this morning, all was calm. the sea was back to its peaceful demeanor. iolani calmly flicked her tail, pushing her out of her cave and into the open water. her amber eyes warily scanned the edges of the border, attempting to make out any sign of a threat. though her eyesight could not see as far as she'd like (as the further she looked into the ocean the cloudier her vision became) she was able to make out the outline of a massive object in the distance. she assumed it was a massive object, however, as it was merely a dark spot in the ocean that didn't fit in. it was hard to make out, and the longer she stared the more out of focus it would become.
----- iolani was quickly becoming frustrated as she struggled to put together pieces as to what the obstruction may be, but she wasn't allowed to ponder on it for very long as she felt a gentle hand on her shoulder. although she was startled, her body did not move and no emotion crossed her face. she could not allow any sign of fear or weakness show through, as was per her code. she turned and faced the merman behind her, her tail fanning out behind her like a glorious cape. kai. her close friend and ally who also had the blessing of being called her tribe's oracle. she could practically feel the nervous fear radiating from him waves.
----- she listened carefully to his words and switched her gaze back out to the ocean, attempting to absorb their impact. iolani immediately knew it had to be because of the object she could not make out, it was the only explanation. irritation set in, knowing that as the alpha she should have picked up on this disturbance before someone told her about it. it was her own obliviousness that had obscured this conclusion from her mind. instead of chanelling this frustration into her words, however, she composed herself and thoughtfully responded, "we should send a patrol out to investigate that..." her voice trailed off as she was once again stumped about the identity of the mass, gesturing off in its direction uselessly. "that thing. i'll take a few of the hunters with me and i think i would feel better if you were to also accompany me."
----- with a polite dip of her head to her oracle, she swam in the direction of the camp, attempting to search out the hunters who would most likely already be out in search for food this morning. after searching through the caves and examining the camp, just as expected, there was no sign of the hunters anywhere. not discouraged, she turned back to kai and yelled, "i'm going to go try to find the others. wait for me here." she swam in the direction of the most frequented hunting spot, though she noted as she swam that no fish darted by her side as they normally did. in fact, besides the mass in the distance she had spotted this morning, there had been no other signs of life. it had to be associated with the mysterious object, there was no other explanation.
----- iolani picked up speed towards her location to find the others as quickly as she could. something wasn't right and she was sure that if they found the reason, the ocean would settle.
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