08-04-2010, 02:21 AM
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Nayru stood still as Gideon exploded into cheers, her eyes fastened upon the laboring animal. Although she did not feel like the were losing the beast, she found she didn’t have the will or want to join into Gideon’s burst of encouragement. Although she could and would make barks of exclamation that rose about a loud whisper, she never raised her voice to such pitches and it didn’t even seem a possibility now. Only when she saw Conor and Bris returning with the buckets did she stir to life again, catching Gideon’s eyes before she headed back towards the group, unwilling to stand apart from them too long. "C’mon Gideon, I want to help." Her soft voice floated back over her shoulder as she marched toward the whale.
They had been gone some time, but upon their arrival the dry spots of the whale’s thick skin were promptly wetted and Nayru could see that they hadn’t taken too long. To Nayru’s delight she could also see that the tide was turning and rising once again. The little girl knew that a high tide occurred twice daily and that whale had probably beached himself during the last one. By the time the tide was once again at it’s highest and ready from them to help push the whale back out to sea twelve hours or so would have passed, and Nayru wondered how the whale could stand it. Thankfully that time was more than half over, and by nightfall this would all be but a bad memory for the sea creature.
With the others hard at work Nayru took the opportunity to wade into the water, letting the lapping waves wash over her, soaking her body completely in the salty brine. Once drenched the water logged child came up to the side of the whale and rubbed her dripping body along its blubbery body. Looking over her work, Nayru was satisfied to see that this too was an effective way to wet the whale. Glancing hesitantly towards Bris and Conor to see if either of them had noticed her contribution and if they objected, she turned to the water for a second drenching. Perhaps Gideon was too short and small to be so close to the whale, but Nayru wasn’t. She just couldn’t stand by waiting while the others worked, and she didn’t intend to any longer.
Nayru stood still as Gideon exploded into cheers, her eyes fastened upon the laboring animal. Although she did not feel like the were losing the beast, she found she didn’t have the will or want to join into Gideon’s burst of encouragement. Although she could and would make barks of exclamation that rose about a loud whisper, she never raised her voice to such pitches and it didn’t even seem a possibility now. Only when she saw Conor and Bris returning with the buckets did she stir to life again, catching Gideon’s eyes before she headed back towards the group, unwilling to stand apart from them too long. "C’mon Gideon, I want to help." Her soft voice floated back over her shoulder as she marched toward the whale.
They had been gone some time, but upon their arrival the dry spots of the whale’s thick skin were promptly wetted and Nayru could see that they hadn’t taken too long. To Nayru’s delight she could also see that the tide was turning and rising once again. The little girl knew that a high tide occurred twice daily and that whale had probably beached himself during the last one. By the time the tide was once again at it’s highest and ready from them to help push the whale back out to sea twelve hours or so would have passed, and Nayru wondered how the whale could stand it. Thankfully that time was more than half over, and by nightfall this would all be but a bad memory for the sea creature.
With the others hard at work Nayru took the opportunity to wade into the water, letting the lapping waves wash over her, soaking her body completely in the salty brine. Once drenched the water logged child came up to the side of the whale and rubbed her dripping body along its blubbery body. Looking over her work, Nayru was satisfied to see that this too was an effective way to wet the whale. Glancing hesitantly towards Bris and Conor to see if either of them had noticed her contribution and if they objected, she turned to the water for a second drenching. Perhaps Gideon was too short and small to be so close to the whale, but Nayru wasn’t. She just couldn’t stand by waiting while the others worked, and she didn’t intend to any longer.