How I *thought* the post would turn out...originally >_)

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fantasy : diversity : creature : creature : nature/navigation/transport

Caleb observes his seagull companion : luck : loyalty : betrayal
::: he watches it fly out of the mist, then around with a juicy pulp twig in its clutches, before it vanishes into the glare of the sun, leaving him afraid that he's back to being alone
::: the cry of the gull from behind alerts him to its perched position on the bow, twitching its head and pecking vigorously at the pulp
::: his relief is alleviated by anxiety at the sudden looming approach of another small sailboat - this one properly shaped and equipped, with a shadowy figure perched atop the bow herself
::: Elytra Eagle-Eye calls out to Caleb, surprising and causing him to release the instinctive clutch on his hilt
::: After a momentary back-and-forth of scornings, Caleb declares that his intention to find the cure on his own gumption, to which Elytra questions why he's sailing back toward the village in the first place, then; Caleb twitches his eye when she asks why he doesn't have a map
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