Perched atop the formation of rocks, I gazed down into the tidal pool that formed along the southern curve of the river that separated the island from the mainland, before it joined with the endless sea. Having lived my entire life in Glorall, I knew the patterns of the tide like a natural circadian rhythm. As high tide had made its way in, covering sandy areas that were exposed during low tide, fish and other wildlife followed the waters. The concentration of my gaze was only enhanced by the beautiful white that lined my eyes as I studied the explosion of life below me. Because I had been here before the tide had come in, the fish did not pay me much mind, nibbling on underwater flora as they did every day. But it was not the simple fish that I was watching for. A small grin quirked the edges of my lips when the large, flat cartilaginous fish seemed to float into the pool, moving over the sandy floor with flowing grace. After some time feeding on smaller unaware fish and snails, the creature settled into the sand and practically vanished even though it was in plain sight.

Glancing over my shoulder, I searched the dunes for the approaching form of Ehiyeh. Apparently, I was supposed to teach her - and challenge her. She wanted to be among the ranked hunters of the pack - of which I was the best. Of course, no one else had stepped forward and called them self 'hunter' in a long time. Honestly, it seemed like a lot of Glorall's members lacked any real drive to be the best at anything. So I suppose I was pleased that this young girl wanted to be able to be ranked below me - but where was she? We still had plenty of time before the tide turned against us and began to slip back out to sea, but it wasn't like she could just show up at the last second and be able to pounce. Fish were slippery, and far faster than a wolf in water. It would take some strategic planning if we were going to succeed.

So I waited, growing rather impatient as the time passed. If she didn't arrive soon we would have to turn to my back up plan, which was still a unique hunt, but certainly didn't present as much of a challenge as the ray did. I glanced up the shoreline, wondering if any turtles were ashore this afternoon. I had been planning to hunt stingray, studying their movements in this tidal pool for the past few days before informing Ehiyeh that we would hunt this afternoon. I hadn't told her what we were hunting, just where to meet me and when. Eden's directive to hunt something unique had eliminated the usual choices - seal, crab, the typical birds. Hunting an animal of the sea would prove not only Ehiyeh's capability to hunt, but mine to teach - all the better for both of us. But if all else failed, I would hunt up a turtle for us and she could bring Eden its shell once we were finished with it. Equally unique, if not quite as impressive.