The ocean had been her lullaby as she wandered upon the shore, careful to remain as long as possible before finding a haven in which to sleep. Hotaru's deal with Oxy was nearing, and every phase of the moon wasn't able to be properly recorded to a point where an exact date was applicable, leading the fiery maiden to prowl the beaches for a length of days around the specified time in hopes of catching the druggy in the vicinity. Illynx's interest in her deal with Oxy had encouraged Hotaru to continue with their scheming, and though she despised being away from her daughter and herd for such lengths of time, she knew it would be for the better in the end. Even still, she sent a quiet prayer up to her Goddess, hoping Arya was safe despite the Basin being a rather loving and attentive family. Assumptions be damned, because the Aurora citizens were fiercely protective over their children, as seen by the invasion of the Edge that followed when the DragonHeart had abducted their little ones in the first place.

Rumbling in the distance caused a flicker of curved ears, pink hued flesh twisting with uncertainty. Rain was not a preferred environment for her, but she was not so vain as to despise it for what it did to her appearance like her twin sister did. Snorting to herself, suddenly temperamental at the appearance of her twin in her thoughts, the she-wolf stalked along the northern sands of the Blue, intent on forgetting about the evil witch that dared to share her blood and day of birth. What she hadn't been expecting was for the distraction to come in such a...peculiar fashion.

Smoke was furling around some sort of small form, obsidian and vile but oddly beautiful as it coiled and was born from an unseen center. One that was only revealed as Hotaru edged closer, curiosity winning out as she advanced upon the rocky outcrop. It was...a bird? And it was perched upon an egg. Not an abnormal occurrence, except the bird was, well, emitting smoke. Not exactly normal. Hotaru tilted her head at the odd creature, the raven she supposed, and contemplated if this was like the last few times when she had been seeking a companion. Odd occurrences always seemed to surround those, after all. "Hello? Are you...okay?" She finished lamely, because that odd smoke certainly didn't seem healthy.

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strong like the sea is stormy