He almost smiled, but instead only shook his head as P hopped nearer to the canal. "Unfortunately, those pearls are not mine to give. Or to trade." Emerald eyes continued to twinkle with good humor as he swam slowly in place. "And wild pearls are much rarer than the fruit I have seen hanging from your trees near the shore." His wings lifted briefly out of the water in a shrug-like gesture. "But I do not think you need to worry about competition. An honest trade would be less work, I think."
He nodded thoughtfully to her opinion of the sea panther vs. tide jaguar relationship. Neither was the sort of creature you'd want to meet on a dark sandbar at night.
"What do you do for a living, Pea?" he asked politely, changing the subject to something less carnivorous.
He nodded thoughtfully to her opinion of the sea panther vs. tide jaguar relationship. Neither was the sort of creature you'd want to meet on a dark sandbar at night.
"What do you do for a living, Pea?" he asked politely, changing the subject to something less carnivorous.
