He was unsure if they had heard him, but they were safe enough on the shore for now. If he could push an echo shark close enough, they would hopefully be able to capture it with magic, shifts, or cleverness. He cut through the water in silence, close enough to the surface that sunlight glittered off the golden scars that criss-crossed his hide and paled the constellations that swirled slowly beneath the dark-scaled swathe of his back and wings where Safrin's favor had recently blossomed, marking him as hers.
The small pack of sharks was already moving towards the shore, drawn by Nova's voice as they tried to trick her into the water. A brief skate to the surface showed a pale tide jaguar as well, waiting and watching and unbothered by Nova's nearness. Calypso? he called to the unexpected feline shape, even as he slipped back down to choose his target.
He waited for her confirmation before picking one of the smaller sharks. He increased his speed, rushing the pack and sending them scattering in surprise at the uncharacteristic aggression from such a large herbivore. He followed the darting path of his chosen prey, using his size to block its attempts to escape back into deeper water and sending it frantically swimming into the increasingly shallow water until it was in reach of Calypso's paws.
The small pack of sharks was already moving towards the shore, drawn by Nova's voice as they tried to trick her into the water. A brief skate to the surface showed a pale tide jaguar as well, waiting and watching and unbothered by Nova's nearness. Calypso? he called to the unexpected feline shape, even as he slipped back down to choose his target.
He waited for her confirmation before picking one of the smaller sharks. He increased his speed, rushing the pack and sending them scattering in surprise at the uncharacteristic aggression from such a large herbivore. He followed the darting path of his chosen prey, using his size to block its attempts to escape back into deeper water and sending it frantically swimming into the increasingly shallow water until it was in reach of Calypso's paws.
