Without Words
⟬ Elsewhere on Moon Crescent Isle. ⟭
There were plenty of places for Zhevra to hide among the coniferous trees.
She focused mana into her eyes to sharpen her vision... something she tried not to do often.
When she did, her eyes glowed a tell-tale crimson.
It made her easy to see in the dark.
...It also gave people another reason to distrust her-- as if her forked tail, red skin, and ram horns weren't enough.
Zhevra saw... Corallidae.
The crew of the Neptune's Revenge were walking through the forest clearing.
And, lo and behold, they brought their Captain with them.
...just as she paid them to do.
"Oyyyy," A familiar Corallidus called out. "Come on out, girlie. We'z know yer 'ere, some-WHERE, eh?"
The speaker, his name was Stickyfingers. She found him... charming.
He was like her... an opportunist.