No. His mind voice was soft with fondness for the little creature. He wiggled his fingers and the cloud manta pup darted away again, then slowly nosed back, her broad, flowy tail splashing a little more water on Ray's toes. Once morning comes she will understand. Hopefully the sky would be as clear then as it was now.
Catching a vague sense of his friend's concern through the bond, the mermanta shook his head and offered her a small, reassuring smile. She is old enough to be on her own. But her family is probably close. We should not lead her away from them. They were likely resting since the sun was down. Given the small pup's size it seemed unlikely that she could have gone far from them, but she was able to feed herself and swim to escape predators if it came down to it.
Catching a vague sense of his friend's concern through the bond, the mermanta shook his head and offered her a small, reassuring smile. She is old enough to be on her own. But her family is probably close. We should not lead her away from them. They were likely resting since the sun was down. Given the small pup's size it seemed unlikely that she could have gone far from them, but she was able to feed herself and swim to escape predators if it came down to it.
