Webbed hooves stalked the sands, leaving long strands of ripples from her scaled and striped cannon-bones as she walked through the rolling waters. Large eyes, never blinking, swept the shoreline, stripping it bare of the beauty. She saw only the patterns of the tides, angles of the dunes, and prismatic contortions of light. A life beneath the waves made the seashore rather dull in comparison. There was no weightlessness, no currents to sway tube worms poking from brightly colored coral. This shore was not impressive.

Such were her thoughts when yellow and teal ringed irises were captured by the flitting and fluttering of water and light. A call echoed in her head, tan ears pinned in response. ‘Play?’ There was no use for playing. She (finally) blinks once, assessing the orb of light that bounced through the air, submerged beneath the waves, then was lofted once more by a dolphin.

A subtle snort leaves her plated nostrils as curiosity bent craving drizzled in her skull. It was impulsive, and incredibly stupid, to chase after the promising ball of light without circling and assessing the risks. She knew better. She had survived the Rift, after all, thanks to her tactics.

And yet…

Soundlessly, with the smallest of splashes, she disappeared into the sea. Long limbs and webbed hooves glided the seahorse through the waves. Her ridged head remained above the surface for a few moments as she watched the otters, dolphins, white pegasus mare, and golden dragon reach for the prism of light.

And then she was beneath the waves, joining the euphoric dolphins with her calculating coldness— but, now in the sea, a barest glimmer of a smile crossed her austere, warpainted face. She watched from beneath the waves, drifting under the orb as it lobbed above her and following it when it was carried beneath the waves.

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:: [Magic: WaterxDark | Barbs in her tail are filled with neurotoxin which inject once barbed into tissues. They cause instant burning on injection.]
:: [Restrictions: Variable concentration of toxin in each barb. Effects range from dizziness, nasuea, respiratory depression, cardaic depression, and death depending on amount administered. Must be in tissues for extended period of time for more severe effects. Requires permission.]
Summary: Aquila stalks the ball of light beneath the waves.
No prior refusals

men have drowned
in seas such as these