"Sin Jae!" Jangmi's voice just stopped him as he was setting out on patrol, and Sin Jae flared his fins, turning towards Jangmi - eagerly swooping towards him. "Tae Eul said you needed company on the guard patrol today!"

Ah, Sin Jae thought, that's who I can blame for this . . . but he didn't say it, looking at Jangmi's earnestly hopeful face, only shook his head with a mutter and beckoned Jangmi along with him . . . and tried not to notice the feathery stroke of Jangmi's fins along his own as they fell into rhythm together.