Kizuna leaped onto a nearby crate and pointed with a paw. “Beacon’s two blocks east. But watch the merchants — they fluster you.”
Belfast replied with a curtsy, practiced and strange. “We call you by what you are. We ask if you would let the sailors pass, for they carry children and letters and small joys.” adventuring with belfast in another world v01 best
Outside, the sea-wraiths circled the Beacon like a patient audience. One leaned close enough to hear the Keeper’s voice braided to Belfast’s. “You call us properly?” it hissed, curiosity more than malice. Kizuna leaped onto a nearby crate and pointed with a paw