Morska'Zelena loved the swamps. Did she miss Erlendr and his backwards speaking? Yes of course, but what she missed the most was her first friend outside the swamps, her first girlfriend, Shabnam. Morska'Zelena knew that she'd probably never she her fried again and she was not going to leave her home in the swamps willingly, but that didn't mean she didn't wish the hyena could visit her. That was impossible too, but that's what she wished for on some lonely nights.
But Lilika was very nice and Morska'Zelena had Eyd too as well as her mother. There were others, here in the swamps, she just hadn't found the will to replace someone so dear to her. And she'd probably wouldn't at least not as a replacement, but maybe as a genuine friend. That would be nice.
Morska'Zelena settled down in the darkening swamps, leaning back against a willow tree that curtained her inside not only the swam but also in her own little world, since there was no need to hunt. She'd go to Lilika sometime in the next week or two just to talk. Maybe that would keep her from thinking about that first friend she'd made on her naming quest.
