Shallow’s Bounty
@ceaselessblade
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It would be a waste of a dream if Sumia didn’t spend some time exploring, no? After all, everything on the island was so welcoming! From the silk sheets on the beds, to the shining blue waters, down to the one-hundred percent lack of bugs to sting and bite you. Lucky! Sumia clasped her hands behind her back as she strolled through the trees, keeping her eyes peeled. It would be absolutely magical if she could find some beautiful tropical birds. Oh! Even better. Some beautiful tropical bird feathers. What sort of fortunes would those tell, she wondered?
Sumia didn’t have too much time to ponder that before she came across--ah! A boat. She approached slowly and examined its structure. It seemed… sturdy enough! By which she meant the boat was floating, and that was a boat’s job. (Okay, so Sumia wasn’t a pro when it came to naval expertise…) This would be perfect to take her a little further into the sea. Such a lovely island was bound to have just as many beautiful things below the water as above it. She examined the inside, and a smile broke out over her face when she saw two drinks. Even the beverages looked pretty in this place!
...Come to think of it, Sumia hadn’t felt thirsty or hungry since she got here. But the drinks quenched her eyes more than her throat. Clear glass, bright liquid, small beads of chilled sweat so you knew it was the perfect temperature to cool down with… One even had a lemon in it! Logic dictated that you shouldn’t consume strange foods you found, if not because they were potentially dangerous, then because they were probably someone’s property. But Sumia threw caution to the wind since this was a dream, anyway. She leaned forward and grabbed a glass in each hand, only to realize in that moment that someone was approaching from behind.
“Oh, hello!” Turning around, Sumia saw an unfamiliar face… Or so she thought. He wasn’t a person she actually spoke with, but she vaguely recalled the man to be a Golden Deer student back at the monastery. Considering that he had that look on his face…
“S-Sorry. I didn’t think that this belonged to anyone!” Even though it was a perfectly good boat with drinks on it. Gods, Sumia, you sounded like a dolt! “I mean, things just kind of appear on the island, so I figured... Maybe this was one of those cases? I wanted to try exploring so a boat was exactly what I needed.” She held out the drinks to him. “Pardon me for the transgression.”