Ynnis

Kiki sat up in bed, yawning and stretching. She rubbed her eyes and looked over to the calendar that hung on the wall. Her eyes lit up and a smile broke out across her face. Today was the day that she would take two of her hounds to conformation training classes. She could not be more excited. This was what she had been waiting for since she came to this island. Her hounds would be well rounded and champions in multiple areas. Conformation would be the stepping stone to her fame and renown. S...

The ship swayed gently, buoyed by the tide as the sailors stowed the sail. Sundown approached, and with it the coming of the night shift crew, bound for shallower waters in search of the creatures drawn to bright lights in the dark. Rob listened to the comforting sound of the anchor lowering, heavy chain clinking as it sank to the depths, while sounds of dinghies being lowered rang from the other side of the deck.   The bustle of the ship - a controlled chaos of sorts...

"No, stop, it's like this."   "You're doing it wrong!"   "I am not, this is the way you're meant to hold it."   "No, you- augh! Just quit!" Ollie wrenched the leather bumper out of Rob's hands - something of a feat, considering Rob was roughly twice his size - and chucked it onto the stairs behind them.   Sat between them, looking curiously back and forth from Ollie to Rob and back, was Leeward, exhi...