At the mention of customs below the sea, Pihu found herself looking straight at the merman. However, instead of commenting on that, she just tilted her head from one side to the other. As he considered her offer, she finally turned away to scan the surroundings for another likely target.
There was a merchant peddling fruit out of a pile of baskets. As he agreed, she croaked and took to the sky, tracking him along the canals from above. Although she couldn't hear him, she landed on the opposite side of the baskets from the vendor. Making sure she was hidden from sight in a shadow cast by the nearest building, she hopped closer.
Once she was in range, she tensed for a moment. Then she sprang forward. Grabbing a banana with both sets of talons, she beat her wings, ignoring the exclamations behind her. By the time the seller had turned around, she was out of his reach. She circled a few times, before diving again in the direction of the merman. Flaring her wings, she dropped the banana. It rolled a few times in the direction of the canal edge. Landing, she used her beak to push it closer to him. There. Ye can peel it, and no dirt or debris on nothin'.
There was a merchant peddling fruit out of a pile of baskets. As he agreed, she croaked and took to the sky, tracking him along the canals from above. Although she couldn't hear him, she landed on the opposite side of the baskets from the vendor. Making sure she was hidden from sight in a shadow cast by the nearest building, she hopped closer.
Once she was in range, she tensed for a moment. Then she sprang forward. Grabbing a banana with both sets of talons, she beat her wings, ignoring the exclamations behind her. By the time the seller had turned around, she was out of his reach. She circled a few times, before diving again in the direction of the merman. Flaring her wings, she dropped the banana. It rolled a few times in the direction of the canal edge. Landing, she used her beak to push it closer to him. There. Ye can peel it, and no dirt or debris on nothin'.
