"I'm not ALL that younger than YOU, you know!" Lakori snarled, frowning at him over her shoulder as she continued to ford through the rainforest brush. "Besides, you taught me how to surf, if you remember, so if you're so great, I could be greater!" she smiled as she said these words, reminiscing on the years of their memories. A few leaves snapped off a branch and cascaded onto Lakori's face, stopping her reminiscing and reminding her to be considerate... she moved to a wider path so Anu wouldn't lose some of those precious feathers she loved so much.
"Here we are!" she proclaimed, taking the next path that would lead them to the ocean where what's-his-face was no doubt waiting. But Anuenue's question made her slow, her smile falling and her eyes dropping slowly to the ground. "The cat?" she asked, swallowing as her mind raced with confusion. The vivid dream still haunted her, and at that moment the vision taunted her again - the strange creature that would lead her to her future, away from these isles.
She spun around to face Anuenue, looking up cautiously into his eyes. Could she trust him? He, to whom she told almost everything, had not yet heard of this dream of hers. But he was privy to her daily romps in the forest and trapping, so why would he ask just now? "I'm always catching things," she began, "But they're not..."